From aylin.ilhan at hhu.de Tue Jan 2 14:56:14 2018 From: aylin.ilhan at hhu.de (Aylin Ilhan) Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 20:56:14 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] Webinar on Survey Methods (January 23, 09:15 (EST)) Message-ID: Hi everybody, I wish you all a happy and successful new year. We (the ESC) organized a webinar on survey methods and cordially invite you to join us at January 23, 09:15 (EST). We are proudly to present our two speakers, Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Marie L. Radford. For more information about our two speakers and the webinar please visit our website: https://www.asist.org/Chapters/Student/esc/?p=1490 Please feel free to forward the flyer. Kindest regards, Aylin Ilhan ------------------------------------------------- Aylin Ilhan, B.A., B.A., M.A. Heinrich Heine University D?sseldorf Dept. of Information Science Bldg 24.53, Level 01, Room 88 Universit?tsstra?e 1 D-40225 D?sseldorf, Germany Tel. +49 211 81-11810 https://www.isi.hhu.de/ilhan From chirags at rutgers.edu Mon Jan 1 21:25:30 2018 From: chirags at rutgers.edu (Chirag Shah) Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 02:25:30 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] ACM CHIIR 2018 Call for Participation Message-ID: <626596C1-1060-487A-9D2B-E24541642274@rutgers.edu> ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR) (pronounced ?cheer?) March 11-15, 2018 http://sigir.org/chiir2018/ @ACM_CHIIR #CHIIR2018 We are pleased to announce that the ACM CHIIR 2018 conference registration is now open through http://sigir.org/chiir2018/registration.php. We invite you to attend this fantastic event, sponsored by ACM SIGIR in New Brunswick, NJ, USA during March 11-15, 2018. Some of the highlights include: * Keynotes by Sue Dumais from Microsoft Research and Pertti Vakkari from University of Tampere, Finland. * Papers with topics such as search bots, requerying, and augmentation of human memory. * Perspective papers with bold new ideas such as reality-based IR and information fostering. * Short papers and demos with exciting new research themes and applications. * Tutorials covering information visualization, deep learning, and research methods. * Workshops on IIR resources, evaluation, and health. * Welcome reception at Zimmerli Art Museum. * Breakfasts and lunches at the Heldrich Hotel included. The early registration ends on January 21, 2018. Student attendees can request student travel funds from SIGIR. There are also opportunities for student volunteers and women?s scholarships by ACM. New Brunswick is about 38 miles (60 km) from New York City with abundant options for travel, accommodation, and activities. See the website for details: http://sigir.org/chiir2018/ ******** Chirag Shah, PhD Associate Professor of Information and Computer Science, Rutgers University Director, InfoSeeking Lab, http://infoseeking.org http://chiragshah.org, @chirag_shah ******** From eipapapt at andrew.cmu.edu Mon Jan 1 18:24:37 2018 From: eipapapt at andrew.cmu.edu (Ei Pa Pa Pe Than) Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2018 23:24:37 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP: CHI 2018 Workshop on Hacking and Making at Time-bounded Events Message-ID: [Apologies for cross-posting] CALL FOR PRTICIPATION Interested in time-bounded events like hackathons ? come and join our workshop! http://hackathon-workshop-2018.com Submissions are invited for CHI 2018 workshop on ?Hacking and Making at Time-bounded Events: Current Trends and Next Steps in Research and Event Design? Important dates: Submission deadline: January 26, 2018 (11:59 pm EST) Notification of acceptance: February 22, 2018 Workshop date: April 22, 2018 Workshop location: Montr?al, Canada (co-located with CHI 2018, https://chi2018.acm.org) Overview: We are pleased to announce our second workshop on hacking and making at time-bounded events like hackathons, building on the success of our first edition at the 2017 ACM CSCW conference. This one-day workshop will be co-located with CHI 2018, a premier venue for innovations through academic-practitioner interactions, and it will bring together researchers interested in time-bounded events, experienced event organizers, and individuals interested in running their own events in the future. The aims of this workshop are to facilitate sharing hackathon-related experiences among the workshop participants, consolidating existing research, and building and strengthening academic-industry partnerships to enable new research opportunities. Relevant topics include (but are not limited to): * Design variations (e.g., collaboration or competition, learning or community building, etc.) * Short term and longer-term outcomes * Practical support and recommendations for event organizers * Applications beyond traditional software engineering context * Mediated interactions and modality transitions * Theoretical space of ?hackathons? Submission details: Your submission should be in a single PDF file between 2-4 pages in total, and include a short overview of each author?s background, their interest in this field, and motivation for participation in the workshop, as well as a description of one or more workshop themes of particular interest to the authors. This may be in a form of summarizing research ideas, recounting an experience with related event, or story drawn from participant?s own research or event. Supplementary materials can also be submitted. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the workshop organizers. Accepted submissions will be posted and publicly downloadable on the workshop website. Details can be found at http://hackathon-workshop-2018.com. Additional requirements: At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the workshop, and must register for the workshop and one day of the CHI 2018 conference. Organizers: * Ei Pa Pa Pe Than (Primary contact) (Institute for Software Research at Carnegie Mellon University) * James D. Herbsleb and Alexander Nolte (Institute for Software Research at Carnegie Mellon University) * Elizabeth Gerber (Northwestern University) * Brittany Fiore-Gartland (eScience Institute at University of Washington) * Brad Chapman (Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University) * Aurelia Moser (Mozilla Science Lab) * Nancy Wilkins-Diehr (San Diego Supercomputer Center at Science Gateways Community Institute) If you have any questions regarding the workshop, please send us an email at hackathon.workshop2018 at gmail.com. Thank you! Best regards, Eipa --- Ei Pa Pa Pe Than Postdoctoral Researcher Institute for Software Research School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA. https://eipapa.github.io From ludovico.boratto at acm.org Wed Jan 3 04:28:44 2018 From: ludovico.boratto at acm.org (Ludovico Boratto) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 10:28:44 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] ECIR Workshop on Social Aspects in Personalization and Search (SoAPS 2018) Message-ID: *Workshop on Workshop on Social Aspects in Personalization and Search (SoAPS 2018)* *In conjunction with the 40th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2018)* Grenoble France - March 26, 2018 *CALL FOR PAPERS* In order to improve the web experience of the users, classic personalization technologies (e.g., recommender systems) and search engines usually rely on static schemes. Indeed, users are allowed to express ratings in a fixed range of values for a given catalogue of products, or to express a query that usually returns the same set of webpages/products for all the users. With the advent of communication systems (social media platforms, instant messaging systems, speech recognition and transcription tools, etc.), users have been allowed to create new content and to express opinions and preferences in new forms (e.g., likes, textual comments, and audio feedbacks). Moreover, the social interactions can provide information on who influences whom. Being able to mine usage and collaboration patterns that arise thanks to social aspects and to analyze the collective cooperations, opens new frontiers in the generation of personalization services and in the improvement of search engines. Moreover, recent technological advances, such as deep learning, are able to provide a context to the analyzed data (e.g., word embeddings provide a vector representation of the words in a corpus, considering the context in which a word has been used). Our workshop will solicit contributions in all topics related to employing social aspects for personalization and search purposes, focused (but not limited) to the following list: - Recommender systems - Search and tagging - Query expansion - User modeling and profiling - Advertising and ad targeting - Content classification, categorization, and clustering - Using social network features/community detection algorithms for personalization and search purposes - Employing speech transcription in personalization and search - Building benchmarking datasets - Novel evaluation methodologies in the social context *IMPORTANT DATES* - Paper submission: January 15, 2018 - Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2018 - Camera-ready version: February 15, 2018 - Workshop date: March 26, 2018 *TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS* We will consider three different submission types, all in the LNCS format : regular (14 pages), short (8 pages) and extended abstracts (4 pages). *Research and position papers* (regular or short) should be clearly placed with respect to the state of the art and state the contribution of the proposal in the domain of application, even if presenting preliminary results. In particular, research papers should describe the methodology in detail, experiments should be repeatable, and a comparison with the existing approaches in the literature should be made where possible. *Position papers* (short) should introduce novel point of views in the workshop topics or summarize the experience of a researcher or a group in the field. *Practice and experience reports* (short) should present in detail the real-world scenarios in which social aspects are employed for personalization and search purposes. *Demo proposals* (extended abstract) should present the details of a prototype or complete application that employs social aspects for personalization and search purposes. The systems will be demonstrated to the workshop attendees. The reviewing process will be coordinated by the organizers. Each paper will receive three reviews: two externals to the organizing committee and one internal. The external reviewers will be contacted according to their expertise in the paper topic. *PROCEEDINGS* All accepted papers will be made available on the workshop website together with the material generated during the meeting. The SoAPS 2018 Workshop proceedings will also be available in a volume (whose details will be given soon), and indexed on DBLP and Scopus. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version in a journal special issue. *SUBMISSION GUIDELINES* All submission must be written in English and follow the ECIR paper guidelines . All papers must be formatted according to the LNCS format style. Papers should be submitted in PDF format, electronically, using the EasyChair submission system (please, select track ?Workshop on Social Aspects in Personalization and Search" when creating a new submission). *INVITED SPEAKER* Sihem Amer-Yahia (CNRS, France) *CONTACTS* Website: http://soaps.di.uniroma1.it/ For general enquires regarding the workshop, send an email to both the organizers at ludovico.boratto at acm.org, stilo at di.uniroma1.it *ORGANIZERS* Ludovico Boratto (EURECAT, Spain) Giovanni Stilo (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) From ralf.bierig at gmail.com Tue Jan 2 07:00:45 2018 From: ralf.bierig at gmail.com (Ralf B) Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 12:00:45 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] DE-PERsonalisation 2018: 2nd CfP Message-ID: *** 2nd Call for Papers *** for DE-PERsonalisation 2018 A workshop on (de-)personalisation for a deeper understanding of filtered information experiences and echo chambers held in conjunction with the 40th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2018) ? for more, visit: https://deper2018.wordpress.com and follow us on Twitter: @DePer2018 You are invited to participate in the upcoming DE-PERsonalisation 2018 workshop, that will be held as part of the 40th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR). Important Dates: * Papers submission: 10 January 2018 (midnight AoE) * Notification of acceptance: 12 February 2018 * Camera ready submission: 26 February 2018 (midnight AoE) * DE-PERsonlisation Workshop: 26 March 2018 * ECIR Conference: 26-29 March 2018 Overview: Personalised search gave users significant control over information overload and an ability to simplify the handling of large content collections, such as the web. On the downside, it has led to situations where people find themselves in confined information spaces where similar ideas, beliefs, or data are preserved and repeatedly reinforced to the extent that users find it difficult to retrieve and experience alternative content and competing views. Echo Chambers create substantial polarisation effects, impeding users' ability to access alternative and diverse information. In search situations, this may disconnect users from others while inside the Echo Chamber, or prevent users from refinding information while outside their Echo Chamber. This one-day workshop aims to explore and host dialogues on the fundamental areas of theory and practice in the domain of de-personalising information spaces and understanding, describing and quantifying filtered information experiences. Background and Motivation: Information retrieval (IR) and recommender systems and, more general, approaches in machine learning have resulted in a personalised web experience with resounding success. Building on context, location and users? virtual (social) profiles, the web is highly aligned to users? perceived interests, to the interests of ?similar? users, and to the interests of users to whom a user is digitally connected. Whilst this delivers relevant content, it also polarises informational perspectives and removes serendipity through the development of Echo Chambers: scenarios where specific ideas, beliefs or data are reinforced through repetition of a closed system that limits the free movement of alternative (competing) ideas. There is the implication that certain ideas or outcomes dominate due to, and resulting in, a bias concerning how specific input is gathered. Under-addressed in the literature are methods to qualify/quantify Echo Chambers and the associated effect(s) they have over time. The DE-PER Workshop aims to approach the study of Echo Chambers at the intersection of IR, information science, cognitive systems, computational social science, web science, cloud computing, as well as statistics and machine learning to initiate and foster interdisciplinary dialogues on (de-)personalisation for a deeper understanding of filtered information experiences. Topics of Interest: We envisage the following topical categories for submission with a particular emphasis on variety and cross-disciplinary approaches: * Reviews: Review papers concerning pertinent aspects of Echo Chambers, * Theoretical & Empirical Models Formal approaches to represent Echo Chambers to facilitate experimental approaches, enable user comprehension, and simulate Echo Chambers, * Metastudies: Studies that attempt to qualify/quantify/visualise the divergence of (users') search results and information experience(s), * Experimental Methods: Methodologies for the reproducibility of studies seeking to investigate Echo Chambers, * Experimental Infrastructures: Systems that help control and compare the effects of various degrees of (de-)personalised search scenarios, * IR Experiments: Experiments that demonstrate/formalise any effects of Echo Chambers, * Test Collections and Corpora: Practice and experience using, adapting, merging, and/or gathering (test) collections and experimental data sets. * User Studies: Studies that consider multiple users or multiple user profiles (search engines, social media, etc.) and contexts (location, tasks, devices, etc.) that shed light on the differences in users' diverging search results and information experience(s), and * Case Studies: Studies into Echo Chambers and discussion on the tangible effects and observations of (de) personalisation. Submission Details: All workshop submissions must be written in English and must follow the LNCS author guidelines. Full papers must not exceed 10 pages and short papers must not exceed 6 pages, including figures and references. Papers must be submitted as PDF files, electronically, and through the EasyChair paper submission system: Link will be provided close to the the submission deadline. All accepted papers will be made available on our website. Furthermore, we plan to invite authors of selected papers to submit an *extended version to a journal special issue*. Details about this will be provided soon. Chairs: * Ralf Bierig, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland: ralf.bierig [{add}] mu.ie * Simon Caton, National College of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland: simon.caton [{add}] ncirl.ie * Ian Ruthven, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK: ian.ruthven [{add}] strath.ac.uk Contact: For general enquires regarding the workshop, please send an email to deper2018 [{add}] gmail.com. ==================== VISIT AND FOLLOW US! ==================== https://deper2018.wordpress.com Follow us on Twitter: @DePer2018 For more information, please contact: deper2018 [{add}] gmail.com ########################### SEE YOU SOON IN GRENOBLE! ########################### From rong.tang at simmons.edu Wed Jan 3 08:19:23 2018 From: rong.tang at simmons.edu (Rong Tang) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 08:19:23 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Simmons SLIS Ph.D. Program in Library and Information Science Message-ID: Dear all, Happy New Year! Simmons School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is actively recruiting prospective doctoral students. SLIS has an established reputation for producing leaders in professional service at local, national and international levels. Students benefit from an extensive alumni community (and the New England LIS community) that enriches the doctoral experience. Our program emphasizes scholarship, teaching, and service and prepares students for research and faculty positions. In this flexible Ph.D. program, students work with their faculty advisors to tailor the program to their scholarly interests and career goals. The course of study includes a combination of required and elective courses, independent study, workshops, and guided experiences. During the program, students are able to investigate a variety of dissertation topics within library and information science, as well as within information professions. Doctoral studies can be conducted at various intersections of setting, audience, and activity. Some examples of study areas which build on strengths among SLIS faculty include: - Archives, Digital Archives, and Preservation Management - Information literacy and Information Services - Information Organization and Metadata - Information Behavior, Usability, and User Experience Research - Social Justice, Diversity in LIS Profession - Social and Community Informatics Graduates of the Simmons SLIS Ph.D. program: - Demonstrate in-depth familiarity with scholarship in the field of library, archival, and information science; - Articulate prominent theories in the field of library, archival, and information sciences; - Identify researchable problems and applies relevant research studies, research designs, and methodologies to tasks requiring problem-solving and critical thinking; - Analyze and present information, including research proposals and findings, clearly and accurately in a variety of formats; - Conduct qualitative, quantitative or mixed method research studies by engaging in reflective inquiry, performing data collection and analysis, composing research reports, and producing publications and a dissertation; - Engage in teaching activities, develop appropriate unit- or course-level student learning outcomes, and plan and implement learning experiences that assist students to achieve those outcomes; and - Lead service activities for local, national, or international professional associations and communities. The SLIS Ph.D. program offers tuition coverage for coursework to top students every year. In addition, students may be offered paid teaching assistant or research assistant positions. For the 2018-2019 academic year, one Doctoral Fellowship will be awarded to a full-time student. This fellowship will include tuition coverage and a paid research assistantship. We are pleased to accept applications through January 15, 2018. Please visit our website for details on how to apply: http://www.simmons.edu/academics/graduate-programs/library-and-information-science-phd Best Regards, Rong -- Rong Tang, Ph.D. Associate Professor School of Library and Information Science Director, Simmons Usability Lab Director, SLIS Ph.D. Program Simmons College Director for External Relations, Association for Library and Information Science Education rong.tang at simmons.edu 1-617-521-2880 From uwe.aickelin at unimelb.edu.au Mon Jan 1 23:24:32 2018 From: uwe.aickelin at unimelb.edu.au (Uwe Aickelin) Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 04:24:32 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] 15 Academic Positions at the University of Melbourne Message-ID: [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement] The University of Melbourne School of Computing and Information Systems is seeking applicants for 15 continuing (i.e. tenure-track / permanent ) Lecturer and Senior Lecturer positions. We seek dynamic academics with expertise in Computer Science or Information Systems who have the potential to build a stellar teaching and research career at Melbourne. The School of Computing and Information Systems is an international research leader in computer science, information systems and software engineering. In this discipline, the School was ranked number 1 in Australia and 13th in the world in the 2016 QS World University Ranking exercise. We are particularly seeking applicants with expertise in the areas of business information systems, health informatics/digital health, software engineering, cybersecurity, or high-performance and distributed systems, but applicants whose work is aligned with any of the research groups in the School are encouraged to apply. Applications close on 15 Jan 2018. The positions are advertised at http://go.unimelb.edu.au/jsp6, where the formal position description and a brochure with more information are available. Contact Karin Verspoor karin.verspoor at unimelb.edu.au for enquiries and further information. From bmeyersford at nfais.org Thu Jan 4 15:43:58 2018 From: bmeyersford at nfais.org (Barbara Meyers Ford) Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2018 20:43:58 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] NFAIS Calling: Don't be late for an important mid-January date! Message-ID: Research and scholarly information services are changing at record speed. Don't miss hearing the latest about how information continues to be transformed at the NFAIS 2018 Annual Conference, February 28 - March 2. Early bird registration rates close on January 16, 2018. The theme for the NFAIS 60th annual conference is ?Information Transformation: Open. Global. Collaborative.? Experts with diverging views will examine the dynamic changes in information and publishing technologies which have altered how researchers consume, exchange, interact with, and disseminate their scholarly and research communications. Thought-provoking presenters and keynote speakers plan to explore with attendees: * The forces impacting our next directions * The players and contributors who are changing global scholarship * How information is transforming to become more open, global and collaborative Click here for the conference program and other information. The Hilton Alexandria Old Town, our conference hotel, also offers special discounted rates through February 7, 2018 - but room inventory is limited, so register early and mention NFAIS! See you in Alexandria! Barbara Barbara Meyers Ford | Director, Marketing & Communications | NFAIS | bmeyersford at nfais.org From jmabbas at ou.edu Wed Jan 3 15:53:22 2018 From: jmabbas at ou.edu (Abbas, June M.) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 20:53:22 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Senior Software Developer on the Perseids Project Message-ID: Hello ASIST community. This is a wonderful job opportunity and chance to work with leaders in the Digital Humanities and Classics fields. To learn more please visit http://tufts.taleo.net/careersection/ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=74960 June June Abbas, Ph.D. Professor School of Library and Information Studies College of Arts and Sciences The University of Oklahoma 401 W. Brooks, Bizzell Library Norman, OK 73019 405-325-3921 jmabbas at ou.edu From stock at phil.hhu.de Fri Jan 5 08:32:13 2018 From: stock at phil.hhu.de (Wolfgang G. Stock) Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 14:32:13 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] Information science book on Qatar's Way Towards Knowledge Society Message-ID: <193db0a8-4633-8529-ab6b-8cdf79ff950e@phil.hhu.de> Transitioning Towards a Knowledge Society. Qatar as a Case Study This is the first book to cover an understanding of an Arab oil state?s way into becoming a knowledge society. It discusses Qatar as a paradigm for other states encountering this knowledge society shift and concisely analyzes programs to configure knowledge society and ? in contrast to the programs ? the reality of the way into knowledge society. The book offers a critical evaluation of Qatar?s path from oil- and gas-based industries to a knowledge-based economy. This book gives basic information about the region and the country, including the geographic and demographic data, the culture, the politics and the economy, the health care conditions and the education system. It introduces the concepts of knowledge society and knowledge-based development and adds factual details about Qatar by interpreting indicators of the development status. Subsequently, the research methods that underlie the study are described, which offers information on the eGovernment study analyzing the government-citizen relationship, higher education institutions and systems, its students and the students? way into the labor market. This book has an audience with economists, sociologists, political scientists, geographers, information scientists and other researchers on the knowledge society, but also all researchers and practitioners interested in the Arab Oil States and their future. Transitioning Towards a Knowledge Society. Qatar as a Case Study. By Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz,and Wolfgang G. Stock. Springer Nature, 2018. xvii, 244 pp. ISBN 978-3-319-71194-2 (Hardcover) ISBN 978-3-319-71195-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71195-9 The authors Wolfgang G. Stock is full professor and head of the Information Science Dept. of Heinrich Heine University D?sseldorf, Germany. His research areas include studies on smart cities, social network services and information behavior. He is author of more than 300 articles and books, thereof about 30 are on prototypical cities of the emerging knowledge society. Kaja J. Fietkiewicz is research associate at Heinrich Heine University D?sseldorf. She is working on social media, e-government and on smart cities, especially in Japan. Julia Barth and Julia Gremm have been assistant lecturers for Smart City Research at Heinrich Heine University D?sseldorf. They conducted field researches on cities in the Gulf Region (especially, in Kuwait, Qatar, U.A.E. and Oman) and published articles on the ?Arabian Way? into knowledge society. Link to Springer https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-71195-9#toc From unmil at austin.utexas.edu Fri Jan 5 12:56:53 2018 From: unmil at austin.utexas.edu (Unmil Karadkar) Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 11:56:53 -0600 Subject: [Asis-l] Deadline approaching - ACM/IEEE JCDL 2018 - June 3-7, Fort Worth, Texas In-Reply-To: <5819d40a-a4f4-8431-ddcb-6e69ffb40fde@austin.utexas.edu> References: <5819d40a-a4f4-8431-ddcb-6e69ffb40fde@austin.utexas.edu> Message-ID: <696f8d36-db23-1e45-8935-6db33b98d49c@austin.utexas.edu> This CfP is available at: http://2018.jcdl.org --------------------------------------------------------------- The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries in 2018 (JCDL 2018) will be hosted by three units of the University of North Texas (UNT) ? the College of Information, the UNT Health Science Center, and the UNT Libraries. It will be held at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, the rustic and artistic threshold into the American West. Its co-organizer includes the School of Information Management at Wuhan University. *Theme:* From Data to Wisdom: Resilient Integration across Societies, Disciplines, and Systems *Communities Welcomed: * JCDL welcomes interesting submissions ranging across theories, systems, services, and applications. We invite those managing, operating,?developing, curating, evaluating, or utilizing digital libraries broadly defined, covering academic or public institutions, including?archives, museums, and social networks. We seek involvement of those in iSchools, as well as working in computer or information or social?sciences and technologies. Multiple tracks and sessions will ensure?tailoring to researchers, practitioners, and diverse communities?including data science/analytics, datacuration/stewardship, information retrieval, human-computer?interaction,hypertext(and Web/network science), multimedia,?publishing, preservation, digital humanities, machine learning/AI, heritage/culture, health/medicine, policy, law, and privacy/intellectual property. *Additional Topics of Interest:* In addition to the topics indicated above, the following are some of the many topics that will be considered relevant, as long as connections are made to digital libraries: lCollaborative and participatory information environments lCrowdsourcing and human computation lCyberinfrastructurearchitectures, applications, and deployments lDistributed information systems lDocument genres lExtracting semantics, entities, and patterns from large collections lInformation and knowledge systems lInformation visualization lInfrastructure and service design lKnowledge discovery lLinked data and its applications lPerformance evaluation lPersonal digital information management lScientific data management lSocial media, architecture, and applications lSocial networks, virtual organizations and networked information lUser behavior and modeling lUser communities and user research *Important Dates:* Jan. 15, 2018- Tutorial and workshop proposal submissions Jan. 15, 2018- Full paper and short paper submissions Jan. 29, 2018- Panel, poster and demonstration submissions Feb. 1, 2018- Notification of acceptance for tutorials and workshops Mar. 8, 2018- Notification of acceptance for full papers, short papers, panels, posters, and demonstrations Mar. 25, 2018- Doctoral Consortium abstract submissions Apr. 5, 2018- Notification of acceptance for Doctoral Consortium Apr. 15, 2018- Final camera-ready deadline for full papers, short papers, panels, posters, and demonstrations Jun. 3, 2018- Tutorials and Doctoral Consortium Jun. 4 ? 6, 2018- Main Conference Jun. 6 ? 7, 2018- Workshops From hrosenba at indiana.edu Wed Jan 3 15:44:32 2018 From: hrosenba at indiana.edu (Rosenbaum, Howard S.) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 15:44:32 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP AMCIS '18> Minitrack: Social Theory in Information Systems Research (SIGSI) Message-ID: Call for Papers: AMCIS 2018 Minitrack: Social Theory in Information Systems Research (STIR ?18) Track: Social Inclusion (SIGSI) 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Aug. 16-18, 2018 New Orleans, LA, USA This minitrack solicits papers using social theory to critically examine ICTs and their roles in enabling and constraining social inclusion. What can be done to improve access to computing for underrepresented groups? In what ways do new technologies impact digital divides? What are the social, cultural, political, and economic implications of the Internet of things? These are examples of the kinds of questions we are interested in exploring in this minitrack. We are particularly interested in completed or emerging research using social theory to address the conference theme, Digital Disruption, critically examining the ways in which emerging technologies are changing the sociotechnical landscape in ways that narrow or widen the digital divide. This will be the 18th consecutive year for STIR, and we hope to continue a tradition of high quality papers, and thought-provoking and lively discussion for IS researchers using social theory in their work. In addition to research aligned with the conference theme we are also interested in high quality empirical and conceptual work that uses social theory to investigate issues such as (but not limited to): ? Improving access to computing for underrepresented minorities ? Reengineering the pipeline in STEM education for greater inclusiveness and diversity ? Critically assessing the ways in which ICTs and information systems can be used to privilege some and exclude others ? Understanding the impacts of the Internet of Things on the digital divide ? Assessing the unintended consequences of technology implementation and use in organizations and in social life ? Reflection on the ways in which ICT assemblages support and challenge political, cultural, and economic hegemonies. Mini-Track chairs Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University hrosenba at indiana.edu Pnia Fichman, Indiana University fichman at indiana.edu Submission Instructions: https://amcis2018.aisnet.org/submissions/call-for-papers/ Important Dates: January 15, 2018: Manuscript submissions open February 28, 2018: Deadline for paper submissions April 18, 2018: Authors will be notified of decisions April 25, 2018: Camera-ready submissions due From hrosenba at indiana.edu Wed Jan 3 15:35:04 2018 From: hrosenba at indiana.edu (Rosenbaum, Howard S.) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 15:35:04 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP AMCIS '18> Minitrack: Shadow Information Technologies and Practices (SIGORSA) Message-ID: <823E3AE6-FBC3-4BE0-AAAB-4873AECBBCE8@indiana.edu> Call for Papers: AMCIS 2018 Minitrack: Shadow Information Technologies and Practices Track: Organizational Transformation and Information Systems (SIGORSA) 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Aug. 16-18, 2018 New Orleans, LA, USA Shadow Information Technologies and Practices is a new mini-track in the Organizational Transformation and Information Systems (SIGORSA) track. This mini-track solicits papers that address the socio-technical implications, outcomes, and disruptive nature of shadow information technology (shadow IT) and shadow practices of organizational actors within complex organizations. Shadow IT refers to artifacts that are used or developed within organizations outside of and without the approval and knowledge of an organization?s IT department. Socio-technical shadow practices, also known as feral practices, are those in which organizational actors engage with either shadow IT or existing systems in ways that differ from the expected practices, and which take place unbeknownst to organizational and IT managers. The emergence of shadow IT and practices can have broad socio-technical implications for organizations, including those related to organizational power relations, IT governance, and security. Given the theme of the conference, Digital Disruption, we are particularly interested in papers that examine the emergence of shadow IT and practices in response to the introduction and digital disruption of new technologies within business and organizations. In addition to research aligned with the conference theme we are also interested in high quality empirical and conceptual work that seeks to study and understand other aspects of shadow IT and practices. Suggested topics could include: ? Effects of shadow IT and practices on organizational work-flow, culture, and structure ? Implications of shadow IT and practices for organizational power relationships ? Conceptual work that categorizes the types of shadow practices that occur within organizations ? Ways in which managers can, do, or should respond to the presence of shadow IT and practices ? Security and other issues that arise when organizations actors develop and use shadow IT Mini-Track chairs Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University hrosenba at indiana.edu Chase McCoy, Indiana University chamccoy at indiana.edu Submission Instructions: https://amcis2018.aisnet.org/submissions/call-for-papers/ Important Dates: January 15, 2018: Manuscript submissions open February 28, 2018: Deadline for paper submissions April 18, 2018: Authors will be notified of decisions April 25, 2018: Camera-ready submissions due From katy.davis at libgig.com Mon Jan 8 16:39:40 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 21:39:40 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Library Clerk - Los Angeles/South Bay Area, CA Message-ID: Apologies for the cross-posting... LibGig, a division of LAC Group, is searching for a Library Clerk for a public library in the Los Angeles-South Bay area. This is a full-time employment position. The position has a schedule of Monday-Thursday schedule of 11 AM - 8 PM and Saturday from 8:30 AM - 5 PM. RESPONSIBILITIES * Front desk duties including checking out materials, discharge, library card registration, library dues and late fees and basic directional reference. QUALIFICATIONS * A Bachelor's or Associate's Degree is preferred. * At least 2 years of previous library experience. * Knowledge of automated library information systems, software and equipment and principles and practices of cataloging and classification procedures for a variety of materials and formats. To apply, please visit: https://goo.gl/YmYfnZ Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From sarah.polkinghorne at ualberta.ca Tue Jan 9 10:59:51 2018 From: sarah.polkinghorne at ualberta.ca (Sarah Polkinghorne) Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2018 08:59:51 -0700 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP due 23 Jan + Student Funding Available: Canadian Association for Information Science Message-ID: Hello, Please join us for the 46th annual conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science/L?Association canadienne des sciences de l?information, May 30 - June 1, 2018. This year's conference features a keynote from Dr. Katie Shilton from the University of Maryland, speaking on ethical interventions in big data. Proposals are due *January 23, 2018**. *The full call is below, including details of our second annual doctoral forum. The CFP is also available on our website: http://cais-acsi.ca/2017/10/23/cfp-2018/ This year, to support graduate students and those who have recently completed their PhDs, there are* 600* Graduate Student Travel Awards available for those presenting at the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, of which the Canadian Association for Information Science is a part. Applications for these awards open on January 15, with details here: https://www.congress2018.ca/student-funding With questions, please contact the co-chairs. Sincerely, Sarah Polkinghorne Doctoral Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology & Librarian, University of Alberta Ali Shiri Professor, School of Library and Information Studies University of Alberta ali.shiri at ualberta.ca Sharon Farnel Metadata Coordinator & Doctoral Student University of Alberta sharon.farnel at ualberta.ca *Diversities on the data landscape: connecting information science with data studies* 46th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan May 30-June 1, 2018 We currently witness the impacts of data on people?s lives, and on libraries, archives, other information organizations, and the scholarly communication process. The creation and availability of large volumes of data pose new opportunities as well as challenges for information science researchers and practitioners. Digital data influence a range of disciplines, domains, users, information sources, services, and businesses. Disciplinary and institutional repositories, digital archives, and digital libraries provide new research platforms for addressing ethical, epistemological, social, cultural, political, and linguistic issues. At the same time, the proliferation of data requires information science researchers and practitioners to critically investigate methodologies, approaches, theories, technologies, and pedagogies with data in mind. In keeping with the Congress 2018 theme of ?Gathering Diversities,? ?data? is conceived broadly to include research data, big data, digital data, open data, qualitative data, and emerging or less predominant types of data. CAIS /ACSI welcomes wide-ranging ideas, perspectives, and scholarship. Key questions include the following. *Methodological and theoretical frameworks* 1. How can information science theoretical frameworks, research methodologies, and approaches inform and contribute to the study of data? 2. What are some of the common and unique areas of research and practice between data and information science? What opportunities do data present for innovative interdisciplinary research and practice? 3. What epistemological and critical considerations must be taken into account in considering data in information science? 4. How are data involved in people?s information behaviours, practices, and experiences? *Technological and practice implications* 1. How are researchers and practitioners addressing opportunities and challenges around data such as digital literacy and data literacy, privacy, copyright, ownership, and confidentiality? 2. What technological innovations and approaches support effective data management, including data mining and analytics, visualization, curation, archiving, preservation, citation, sharing, discovery, and interoperability? *Ethical, educational, and social considerations* 1. How might researchers and practitioners effectively bring an information ethics perspective to the collection, use, and analysis of data? What responsibilities do we have to advocate for open and equitable access to data? 2. How are data and their associated opportunities and challenges being incorporated into Canadian LIS education? What skills and knowledge do new practitioners need in relation to data? 3. How do the collection and use of data reflect or enable diversity within communities and among perspectives, representations, and interpretations? What responsibilities do information researchers and practitioners have to advocate for diversity and inclusion in this domain? How do we do so effectively? Types of Proposals CAIS/ACSI welcomes proposals reporting on empirical, theoretical, and practice-based research. Proposals may be submitted in English or French. Papers: 20-minute oral presentations of completed or well-developed projects on topics suitable for publication in scholarly journals. Proposals reporting on completed or ongoing research will be given preference. Diverse perspectives (theoretical and applied) and methodologies are welcome. Proposals should be in the form of an extended abstract (approximately 1000-1500 words *excluding references*), reporting on research projects, theoretical developments or innovative practices. Please use this template: [link ]. Posters: Visual presentations of completed or well-developed projects on topics suitable for publication in scholarly journals. Proposals reporting on completed or ongoing research will be given preference. Diverse perspectives (theoretical and applied) and methodologies are welcomed. Proposals should be in the form of a short abstract (maximum 750 words *excluding references*), reporting on research projects, theoretical developments or innovative practical applications. Please use this template: [link ]. Student-to-CAIS/ACSI and Best Paper by a Practitioner Awards: Paper proposals by graduate students and practitioners will be considered for these awards. The Student-to-CAIS/ACSI award includes a monetary prize. Both awardees will have the opportunity to publish the full manuscript in the *Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science / La Revue Canadienne des Sciences de L?information et de Biblioth?conomie*. In order to be considered for these awards, please indicate if you are a student or practitioner in your proposal. Winners will be selected based on their extended abstracts. Details of the award, including previous winners, can be found at the CAIS/ACSI website at www.cais-acsi.ca. Proposals will be evaluated on theory/methodology, clarity, impact/originality, and overall quality. Proposals will be received and reviewed using the EasyChair system: https://easychair.org/ conferences/?conf=caisacsi2018. Doctoral Forum We are pleased to invite students to the second annual Doctoral Forum. The Forum?s goal is to provide students with an opportunity to present and discuss their research project, get feedback from senior researchers, and make connections with other doctoral students. Students at any stage of their doctoral program are invited to submit to the Forum. Submission: 250-500 word abstract describing your research project Please be prepared to present on an aspect of your research for 5-10 minutes, which will be followed by discussion. More details will be provided upon acceptance. To participate, please fill out the following *submission form* . Doctoral students interested in attending the Forum are also encouraged to submit completed or ongoing research projects for consideration as part of the CAIS/ACSI conference. *Please note that you must register for the conference to participate in the Doctoral Forum.* The submission deadline for all proposals is January 23, 2018. Authors will be notified no later than March 5, 2018. All presenters must register for the conference. Abstracts will be published on the CAIS/ACSI website once registration has taken place. Final versions must be submitted no later than April 30, 2018. Authors are also encouraged to submit full papers to the *Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science / La revue canadienne des sciences de l?information et de biblioth?conomie*. Registration: The conference will take place May 30-June 1, 2018, as part of the 2018 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Regina (May 26-June 1, 2018). Registration will be available online through the Congress website (http://congress2018.ca/register). For further information, please contact the CAIS/ACSI 2018 Conference Co-chairs. ---- *La diversit? dans le champ des donn?es :**relier sciences de l?information et ?tudes sur les donn?es* 46e Congr?s annuel de l?Association canadienne des sciences de l?information Universit? de Regina Regina, Saskatchewan 30 mai ? 1er Juin 2018 Nous assistons ? l?heure actuelle ? l?impact des donn?es sur la vie des gens et sur les biblioth?ques, les archives, et les autres organisations informationnelles ainsi que sur le processus de la communication scientifique. La cr?ation et la disponibilit? de volumes importants de donn?es offrent de nouvelles opportunit?s mais posent aussi des d?fis aux chercheurs et aux professionnels des sciences de l?information. Les donn?es num?riques ont un impact sur un ?ventail de disciplines, de domaines, d?utilisateurs, de sources d?information, de services et d?entreprises. Les d?p?ts disciplinaires et institutionnels, les archives num?riques et les biblioth?ques num?riques fournissent de nouvelles plateformes de recherche o? aborder les questions ?thiques, ?pist?mologiques, sociales, culturelles, politiques et linguistiques. Dans le m?me temps, la prolif?ration des donn?es exige des chercheurs et des professionnels des sciences de l?information qu?ils r??valuent de mani?re critique, avec les donn?es ? l?esprit, les m?thodes, les approches, les th?ories, les technologies et les p?dagogies. Conform?ment au th?me du Congr?s 2018 des sciences humaines, ? Diversit?s convergentes ?, les ?donn?es? sont con?ues dans un sens large de mani?re ? inclure les donn?es de recherche, les donn?es massives, les donn?es num?riques, les donn?es ouvertes, les donn?es qualitatives et les types de donn?es ?mergents ou moins pr?dominants. Le congr?s de l?ACSI accueille une large gamme d?id?es, de perspectives et de recherches ?rudites. Les questions cl?s incluent les suivantes : *Cadres m?thodologiques et th?oriques* 1. Comment les cadres th?oriques, les m?thodologies et les approches de recherche dans les sciences de l?information peuvent-ils informer et contribuer ? l??tude des donn?es ? 2. Quels domaines communs et uniques de recherche et de pratique les donn?es partagent-elles avec les sciences de l?information? Quelles opportunit?s les donn?es pr?sentent-elles favorisant des recherches et des pratiques interdisciplinaires innovantes? 3. Quelles sont les consid?rations ?pist?mologiques et critiques qui doivent ?tre prises en compte dans l?examen des donn?es dans les sciences de l?information? 4. Comment les donn?es sont-elles impliqu?es dans les comportements informationnels des gens, dans leurs pratiques et leurs exp?riences ? *Implications technologiques et pratiques* 1. Comment les chercheurs et les professionnels abordent-ils les opportunit?s et les d?fis li?s aux donn?es tels que la comp?tence num?rique et la comp?tence dans les donn?es, les questions de vie priv?e, de droits d?auteur, de propri?t? et de confidentialit? ? 2. Quelles innovations et approches technologiques favorisent une gestion efficace des donn?es, y compris le forage et l?analyse de donn?es, la visualisation, la conservation, l?archivage, la citation, le partage, la d?couverte et l?interop?rabilit?? *Consid?rations ?thiques, ?ducatives et sociales* 1. De quelle fa?on les chercheurs et les professionnels pourraient-ils apporter efficacement une vision d??thique de l?information ? la collecte, ? l?utilisation et ? l?analyse des donn?es ? Quelles sont les responsabilit?s que nous devons pr?coniser afin d?assurer un acc?s ouvert et ?quitable aux donn?es? 2. Comment les donn?es et les occasions et d?fis associ?s sont-ils int?gr?s ? l?enseignement canadien en sciences de l?information et biblioth?conomie ? Quelles sont les comp?tences et les connaissances dont les nouveaux professionnels ont besoin dans le domaine des donn?es? 3. Comment la collecte et l?utilisation des donn?es refl?tent-elles ou permettent-elles la diversit? au sein des communaut?s et entre les perspectives, les repr?sentations et les interpr?tations? Quelles responsabilit?s les chercheurs et les professionnels en sciences de l?information doivent-ils pr?coniser dans le but de favoriser la diversit? et l?inclusion dans ce domaine ? Comment y parvenir efficacement? Types de propositions Le comit? scientifique du congr?s ACSI/CAIS invite des propositions pr?sentant des recherches empiriques, th?oriques ou s?appuyant sur des pratiques. Les propositions peuvent ?tre soumises en anglais ou en fran?ais. Communications: Les communications sont des pr?sentations orales de 20 minutes de projets achev?s ou bien avanc?s portant sur des sujets publiables dans des revues savantes. La pr?f?rence sera donn?e aux propositions qui rendent compte de recherches achev?es ou en cours. Diverses approches th?oriques et appliqu?es et des m?thodologies vari?es sont les bienvenues. Les propositions doivent ?tre r?dig?es sous la forme d?un r?sum? ?tendu d?environ 1000 ? 1500 mots, *? l?exclusion des r?f?rences*, et pr?senter des projets de recherche, des d?veloppements th?oriques ou des applications pratiques innovantes. Pri?re d?utiliser ce mod?le : [lien ]. Affiches : les affiches sont des pr?sentations visuelles de projets achev?s ou bien avanc?s portant sur des sujets publiables dans des revues savantes. La pr?f?rence sera donn?e aux propositions qui rendent compte de recherches achev?es ou en cours. Diverses approches th?oriques et appliqu?es et des m?thodologies vari?es sont les bienvenues. Les propositions doivent ?tre r?dig?es sous la forme d?un r?sum? court (limite de 750 mots *? l?exclusion des r?f?rences*), et pr?senter des projets de recherche, des d?veloppements th?oriques ou des applications pratiques innovantes. Pri?re d?utiliser ce mod?le : [lien ]. Les prix ACSI/CAIS pour ?tudiants et professionnels : Les propositions de communications provenant soit d??tudiants des cycles sup?rieurs, soit de professionnels seront prises en consid?ration pour ces prix. Le prix ACSI/ CAIS d?cern? ? un ?tudiant comporte une r?compense en argent. Les deux laur?ats auront la possibilit? de publier le manuscrit complet dans la *Revue canadienne des sciences de l?information et de biblioth?conomie / the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science*. Pour que leur candidature soit accept?e, les candidats doivent indiquer dans leur proposition s?ils sont ?tudiants ou professionnels. Les d?tails sur ces prix, y compris les laur?ats des ann?es pr?c?dentes, se trouvent sur le site web de l?ACSI/CAIS : http://cais-acsi.ca/fr/ L??valuation des propositions portera sur la th?orie ou la m?thodologie, la clart?, l?impact ou l?originalit?, et la qualit? globale. Les propositions seront re?ues et examin?es via le syst?me EasyChair : https://easychair. org/conferences/?conf=caisacsi2018. Forum doctoral Nous sommes heureux d?inviter les ?tudiants au doctorat ? notre second Forum doctoral annuel. L?objectif du Forum doctoral est de fournir aux ?tudiants une occasion de pr?senter leur projet de recherche, d?en discuter et d?obtenir des commentaires de chercheurs chevronn?s, et d??tablir des liens avec d?autres ?tudiants au doctorat. Les ?tudiants ? n?importe quelle ?tape de leur programme de doctorat sont invit?s ? soumettre une proposition au Forum. Soumission : un r?sum? de 250 ? 500 mots d?crivant votre projet de recherche. Veuillez ?tre pr?t ? pr?senter un aspect de votre recherche dans l?espace de 5-10 minutes, qui seront suivies d?une discussion. Plus de d?tails seront fournis lors de l?acceptation. Pour participer, veuillez remplir le formulaire de soumission . Les ?tudiants au doctorat int?ress?s ? assister au Forum doctoral sont ?galement encourag?s ? soumettre leurs projets de recherche achev?s ou en cours pour examen dans le cadre du congr?s de l?ACSI. *Veuillez noter que vous devez vous inscrire au congr?s de l?ACSI pour assister au Forum doctoral.* La date limite de soumission pour toutes les propositions est le 23 janvier 2018. Les auteurs seront inform?s de la d?cision du comit? scientifique au plus tard le 5 mars 2018. Tous les pr?sentateurs doivent s?inscrire au congr?s. Les r?sum?s seront publi?s sur le site web de l?ACSI une fois que l?inscription des auteurs sera effective. Les versions finales doivent ?tre soumises au plus tard le 30 avril 2018. Les participants sont ?galement invit?s ? soumettre leurs communications compl?tes ? la *Revue canadienne des sciences de l?information et de biblioth?conomie / Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science.* Inscription : Le congr?s se tiendra du 30 mai au 1er juin 2018, dans le cadre du Congr?s 2018 des sciences humaines ? l?Universit? de Regina, en Saskatchewan (du 26 mai au 1er juin 2018). L?inscription sera disponible en ligne sur le site du Congr?s (https://www.congres2018.ca/inscriptions). Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez contacter les copr?sidentes du congr?s ACSI/CAIS. From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue Jan 9 11:48:31 2018 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2018 17:48:31 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] Fwd: [tripleC] 2018 CALL FOR OPEN ACCESS BOOK PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: CRITICAL DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA STUDIES In-Reply-To: <20180108183006.323CB19466D4@dd33424.kasserver.com> References: <20180108183006.323CB19466D4@dd33424.kasserver.com> Message-ID: <6fbc9418-22c2-2aa7-42fe-fba2dd085518@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [tripleC] 2018 CALL FOR OPEN ACCESS BOOK PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: CRITICAL DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA STUDIES Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2018 18:32:53 +0100 From: Christian Fuchs To: Michel J. Menou Dear tripleC-Readers, **NEW 2018 CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: CRITICAL DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA STUDIES** Critical Digital and Social Media Studies is an established book series edited by Professor Christian Fuchs on behalf of the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies and published by the University of Westminster Press (UWP). We invite submissions of book proposals that fall into the scope of the series. **Submission Deadline: Monday 12 February 2017 23:00 BST** by e-mail to Andrew Lockett (University of Westminster Press Manager) at A.Lockett at westminster.ac.uk For fullest series details and proposal guidelines see https://uwestminsterpress.blog/2018/01/08/call-for-book-proposal-submissions-2018-critical-digital-and-social-media-studies-series/ Books already published in the Series: https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/series/critical-digital-and-social-media-studies/ University of Westminster Press Publishing Portfolio: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ubiquity-partner-network/uwp/UWP_Catalogue.pdf CALL DETAILS After the publication of five titles in the series we invite submission of book proposals (adhering to the guidelines set out below) as one document with one full chapter for books in the range of 35,000-80,000 words. The books in the series are published online in an open access format available online without payment using a Creative Commons licence (CC-BY-NC-ND) and simultaneously as affordable paperbacks. We are able to publish a number of books in the call without any book processing charges thanks to generous support by the University of Westminster that covers these fees. Potential authors are welcome to contact the series editor outside of the initial time frame of this call for book proposals but should note that priority for funding support for suitable projects will be given to those proposals meeting the deadline. There is a preference for the submission of proposals for books whose writing can be finished and that can be submitted to UWP within the next 6-15 months. In the event of a surplus of strong proposals preference will be given to single-authored book proposals over edited volumes. We welcome submissions of a book outline proposal with (exactly one) sample chapter submitted as one single Word or PDF document. We can only accept suggestions for books written in English. TOPICS Example topics that the book series is interested in include: the political economy of digital and social media; digital and informational capitalism; digital labour; ideology critique in the age of social media; new developments of critical theory in the age of digital and social media; critical studies of advertising and consumer culture online; critical social media research methods; critical digital and social media ethics; working class struggles in the age of social media; the relationship of class, gender and race in the context of digital and social media; the critical analysis of the implications of big data, cloud computing, digital positivism, the Internet of things, predictive online analytics, the sharing economy, location- based data and mobile media, etc.; the role of classical critical theories for studying digital and social media; alternative social media and Internet platforms; the public sphere in the age of digital media; the critical study of the Internet economy; critical perspectives on digital democracy; critical case studies of online prosumption; public service digital and social media; commons-based digital and social media; subjectivity, consciousness, affects, worldviews and moral values in the age of digital and social media; digital art and culture in the context of critical theory; environmental and ecological aspects of digital capitalism and digital consumer culture. -- Prof. Christian Fuchs Co-Editor of tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique University of Westminster, Director of the Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies (WIAS) & of the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) christian.fuchs at triple-c.at @fuchschristian _______________ tripleC : Communication, Capitalism & Critique | Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society | http://www.triple-c.at --- Cet email a fait l'objet d'une analyse antivirus par AVG. http://www.avg.com From cameron.cook at wisc.edu Wed Jan 10 11:23:02 2018 From: cameron.cook at wisc.edu (Cameron Cook) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:23:02 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Research Data Access and Preservation 2018 Summit (RDAP18) Registration Now Open Message-ID: Registration is now open for the Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit, which will take place in Chicago, IL from March 21-23, 2018. To view the program/schedule and register please visit: https://www.asist.org/rdap This national conference will feature panel presentations, lightning talks, workshops, and a poster session reception. Managers, users, and generators of digital data from all sectors, including industry, academia, government, and cultural heritage centers will gather to explore topics in the following areas: * Data quality: Curation services, Metadata, and Metrics * Defining the role of the library in research data management within an institution * FAIR vs. Friction * Intersection of Publishing and Data * Underserved Data Communities: Understanding Access & Preservation Bias * Research reproducibility - how data librarians are getting involved We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker: Tom Schenk, the Chief Data Officer for the City of Chicago, will address the Summit attendees. More information will be forthcoming. March 23 is our Workshop/Demo day with additional sessions led by data organizations and experts. RDAP is also excited to partner with the Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB) to publish the RDAP posters and presentations in this peer-reviewed, open access journal. Keep up with the conversation on Twitter at #RDAP18 and on the RDAP Facebook page. Questions? Please contact RDAP chairs: Amy Neeser (aneeser at berkeley.edu) & Jon Petters (jpetters at vt.edu) From brenda.sheridan at rutgers.edu Wed Jan 10 14:00:46 2018 From: brenda.sheridan at rutgers.edu (Brenda Sheridan) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:00:46 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) CONFERENCE Submission Deadline Approaching! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) CONFERENCE Submission Deadline Approaching! Proposals for papers, panels and workshops for LIDA 2018, a biennial conference that brings together students and scholars from across the globe to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities facing libraries in the digital age, are due Monday, January 15th. Proposals for posters, the PhD forum, and the student showcase are due Thursday, February 15th. This year's conference theme is "Social Justice, Community Engagement and Information Institutions: Access, Diversity, and Inclusion." This year's conference takes place in beautiful Zadar, Croatia, and is co-sponsored by Rutgers University, University of Zadar, and University of Osijek. LIDA 2018 is also sponsored by ASIST, ISSN Internationale, OCLC, the Department of Information Studies at the University of Copenhagen, and the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For more information, visit: http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/ and for the CfP, visit: http://bit.ly/2rjQmOl LIDA 2018 is excited to announce its keynote addresses! Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Centering Social Justice in LIS Practice Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, the iSchool at Illinois Definition of Risk: A Situation Involving Exposure to Danger Dr. Toni Samek, School of Library and Information Studies at The University of Alberta Brenda Sheridan, EdD Director of Strategic Communications School of Communication and Information Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 p: 848-932-7078 c: 856-261-0089 From unmil at austin.utexas.edu Wed Jan 10 15:54:38 2018 From: unmil at austin.utexas.edu (Unmil Karadkar) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:54:38 -0600 Subject: [Asis-l] Submission deadline extended to Jan 18 - ACM/IEEE JCDL 2018 - June 3-7, Fort Worth, Texas In-Reply-To: <696f8d36-db23-1e45-8935-6db33b98d49c@austin.utexas.edu> References: <696f8d36-db23-1e45-8935-6db33b98d49c@austin.utexas.edu> Message-ID: <85d71e2c-f992-cd82-58dd-416dde538f9b@austin.utexas.edu> Hi folks, The full paper, short paper, tutorial, and workshop proposal deadlines have been extended to January 18 (Hawaii Standard Time). More information about this CfP is available at: http://2018.jcdl.org --------------------------------------------------------------- The ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries in 2018 (JCDL 2018) will be hosted by three units of the University of North Texas (UNT) ? the College of Information, the UNT Health Science Center, and the UNT Libraries. It will be held at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, the rustic and artistic threshold into the American West. Its co-organizer includes the School of Information Management at Wuhan University. *Theme:* From Data to Wisdom: Resilient Integration across Societies, Disciplines, and Systems *Communities Welcomed: * JCDL welcomes interesting submissions ranging across theories, systems, services, and applications. We invite those managing, operating,?developing, curating, evaluating, or utilizing digital libraries broadly defined, covering academic or public institutions, including?archives, museums, and social networks. We seek involvement of those in iSchools, as well as working in computer or information or social?sciences and technologies. Multiple tracks and sessions will ensure?tailoring to researchers, practitioners, and diverse communities?including data science/analytics, datacuration/stewardship, information retrieval, human-computer?interaction,hypertext(and Web/network science), multimedia,?publishing, preservation, digital humanities, machine learning/AI, heritage/culture, health/medicine, policy, law, and privacy/intellectual property. *Additional Topics of Interest:* In addition to the topics indicated above, the following are some of the many topics that will be considered relevant, as long as connections are made to digital libraries: lCollaborative and participatory information environments lCrowdsourcing and human computation lCyberinfrastructurearchitectures, applications, and deployments lDistributed information systems lDocument genres lExtracting semantics, entities, and patterns from large collections lInformation and knowledge systems lInformation visualization lInfrastructure and service design lKnowledge discovery lLinked data and its applications lPerformance evaluation lPersonal digital information management lScientific data management lSocial media, architecture, and applications lSocial networks, virtual organizations and networked information lUser behavior and modeling lUser communities and user research *Important Dates:* Jan. 18, 2018(was Jan 15) - Tutorial and workshop proposal submissions Jan. 18, 2018(was Jan 15) - Full paper and short paper submissions Jan. 29, 2018- Panel, poster and demonstration submissions Feb. 1, 2018- Notification of acceptance for tutorials and workshops Mar. 8, 2018- Notification of acceptance for full papers, short papers, panels, posters, and demonstrations Mar. 25, 2018- Doctoral Consortium abstract submissions Apr. 5, 2018- Notification of acceptance for Doctoral Consortium Apr. 15, 2018- Final camera-ready deadline for full papers, short papers, panels, posters, and demonstrations Jun. 3, 2018- Tutorials and Doctoral Consortium Jun. 4 ? 6, 2018- Main Conference Jun. 6 ? 7, 2018- Workshops From agruzd at gmail.com Wed Jan 10 16:00:06 2018 From: agruzd at gmail.com (agruzd at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:00:06 -1000 Subject: [Asis-l] #SMSociety CFP: 2018 INTERNATIONAL CONF on SOCIAL MEDIA & SOCIETY [Papers due in 18 days!] Message-ID: <035001d38a55$ff702830$fe507890$@gmail.com> INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (JULY 18-20, 2018) THEME: Networked Influence and Virality - REVISITED IMPORTANT DATES Full & WIP Papers Due: Jan. 29, 2018 Panels, Workshops, & Posters Due: Mar. 19, 2018 PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES Full and WIP (short) papers presented at the Conference will be published in the conference proceedings by ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS) and will be available in the ACM Digital Library. All conference presenters will be invited to submit their work as a full paper to the special issue of the Social Media + Society journal (published by SAGE). SUBMISSION DETAILS: http://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/ ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Join us on July 18-20, 2018 for the 9th annual International Conference on Social Media and Society (#SMSociety). The conference is an interdisciplinary gathering of social media researchers, practitioners, and analysts from around the world. The 2018 conference is hosted by the Centre for Business Data Analytics at the Copenhagen Business School. In 2012, in the wake of Occupy and the Arab Spring, the #SMSociety community explored networked influence and virality, and saw social media and viral events as a democratizing force. Fast forward five years and we find ourselves in quite a different, some would argue, darker social media landscape where those same democratizing forces are now being exploited in ways we could not foresee. With the rapid change on social media platforms and their affordances, the heightened emphasis on mobile and visual communication, the rise of bots, and the increased participation of state actors, we believe it is time to revisit the ideas of Networked Influence and Virality once more! Powered by networked influence and made possible by privately owned social media platforms, we are said to be in a sharing economy. We are now owning less and sharing more, giving and receiving crowdsourced content, adapting, innovating, remaking, and re-sharing original and remixed materials. New attitudes, practices, and legal precedents about ownership, rights, and information evaluation are emerging with the growing use of social media. The joys of sharing and connecting through social media-as amateur music videos inspire responses and the sharing of cute animal videos brings joy to millions-are tempered with concerns about the manipulation and exploitation of social media platforms. Hateful, anti-social speech, coordinated misinformation campaigns (i.e. "fake news") and "false flag" operation by actors unknown now dominate the news cycle and compete for an opportunity to "go viral." Considering the rapid changes in social media environments, use, and users, the conference organizers invite scholarly and original submissions that relate to the 2018 theme of "Networked Influence and Virality." We welcome both quantitative and qualitative work which crosses interdisciplinary boundaries and expands our understanding of the current and future trends in social media research, especially those that explore some of the questions and issues raised below: * How do ideas spread online? What are the outcomes of the viral spread of news, memes, content, and creative production? * Who are the new influencers and power players in the information landscape of social media? * How important are bots in this landscape? How do bots act as social actors? In what ways are they transforming social media? * Algorithmic filtering is now the norm on all major social media platforms; how has their implementation changed the user experience? * What are the impacts of misinformation and propaganda on elections, commerce, and the attention economy? * Is faster, frictionless communication still an ideal to strive for or have we gone too far? Do we need to reintroduce some frictions back to social media platforms? * How do corporate interests, activities, sales, and profit motivations drive or otherwise affect sharing practices? * What are the characteristics of contemporary social media practices that drive the need for new laws, sharing conventions, censorship, rights to be heard and to be forgotten? * Do social media users understand, or are they even aware of, the ethical considerations related to sharing, and re-mixing content on social media? * How do users evaluate information received through social media? * How does viral culture affect policy, power dynamics, corporations, activists, and personal interests? * What new methodologies, tools, and frameworks can researchers bring to bear in studying the flow of information on social media? * How do sharing, memes, and viral events contribute to theory-building about our society? >From its inception, the International Conference on Social Media & Society Conference (#SMSociety) has focused on the best practices for studying the impact and implications of social media on society. Our invited academic and industry keynotes have highlighted the shifting questions and concerns for the social media research community. From introducing media multiplexity and networked individualism with Caroline Haythornthwaite and Barry Wellman in 2010 and 2011, to measuring influence with Gilad Lotan and Sharad Goel in 2012 and 2013, to defining social media research as a field with Keith Hampton in 2014, to identifying our commitments as social media researchers in policy making with Bill Dutton in 2015, to exploring the future of social media technologies with John Weigelt in 2015, to highlighting the challenges of social media data mining in the context of big data with Susan Halford and Helen Kennedy in 2016; and more recently discussing the dark side of social media with Lee Rainie and Ron Deibert in 2017. Organized by the Social Media Lab at Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, the conference provides participants with opportunities to exchange ideas, present original research, learn about recent and ongoing studies, and network with peers. The conference's intensive three-day program features workshops, full papers, work-in-progress papers, panels, and posters. The wide-ranging topics in social media showcase research from scholars working in many fields including Communication, Computer Science, Education, Journalism, Information Science, Management, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, etc. TOPICS OF INTEREST . Social Media Impact on Society . Political Mobilization & Engagement . Extremism & Terrorism . Politics of Hate and Oppression . Social Media & Health . Social Media & the News . Social Media & Business (Marketing, PR, HR, Risk Management, etc.) . Social Media & Academia (Alternative Metrics, Learning Analytics, etc.) . Social Media & Public Administration . Online/Offline Communities . Trust & Credibility in Social Media . Online Community Detection . Influential User Detection . Identity . Theories & Methods . Qualitative & Quantitative Approaches . Opinion Mining & Sentiment Analysis . Social Network Analysis . Theoretical Models for Studying, Analysing and Understanding Social Media . Social Media & Small Data . Case Studies of Online Communities Formed on Social Media . Case Studies of Offline Communities that Rely on Social Media . Sampling Issues . Value of Small Data . Social Media & Big Data . Social Media Data Mining . Social Media Analytics . Visualization of Social Media Data . Scalability Issues & Social Media Data . Ethics of Big Data/Algorithms . Social Media & Mobile . App-ification of Society . Privacy & Security Issues in the Mobile World . Apps for the Social Good . Networking Apps ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Anatoliy Gruzd, Ryerson University, Canada - Conference Chair Ravi Vatrapu, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark - Host Chair Philip Mai, Ryerson University, Canada - Conference Chair Jenna Jacobson, Ryerson University, Canada - Conference Chair Hazel Kwon, Arizona State University, USA - WIP Chair Jeff Hemsley, Syracuse University, USA - WIP Chair Anabel Quan-Haase, Western University, Canada - Panel Chair Luke Sloan, Cardiff University, UK - Panel Chair Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University, Canada - Poster Chair ADVISORY BOARD William H. Dutton, Michigan State University, USA Susan Halford, University of Southampton, UK Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Barry Wellman, INSNA Founder, The Netlab Network, Canada From bmeyersford at nfais.org Wed Jan 10 16:39:05 2018 From: bmeyersford at nfais.org (Barbara Meyers Ford) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:39:05 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] NFAIS Calling All Early Birds Message-ID: No, you won't catch any worms, but you'll enjoy a reduced rate if you register for the NFAIS Annual Conference by January 16th! Do check out our special rates for librarians, too. For its 60th annual conference, NFAIS brings together individuals with diverging views to examine the dynamic changes in information and publishing technologies that have altered how researchers consume, exchange, interact with, and disseminate their scholarly and research communications. Our Opening Keynote Speaker: Cameron Neylon, Professor of Research Communications, Centre for Culture and Technology at Curtin University launches the conference with his presentation: Will We Still Recognize Ourselves? Identity and Community in a Transforming Information Environment Our Closing Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joris van Rossum, Consultant Scholarly and Academic Publishing, Amsterdam, and author of the Blockchain for Research report published by Digital Science looks at the role and impact this technology might have on the scholarly communications landscape--providing an opportunity, perhaps--to impact not only processes but also roles among stakeholders in the existing ecosystem in areas including cost, accessibility, trust, and privacy. During the sessions in between thought-provoking speakers explore: The forces impacting our next directions The players and contributors who are changing global scholarship How information is transforming to become more open, global and collaborative The Hilton Alexandria Old Town, our conference hotel, offers special discounted rates through February 7, 2018. Room inventory is limited, so register early and mention NFAIS to get the conference rate. Click here for the conference program and other information. See you in Alexandria! Barbara Barbara Meyers Ford | Director, Marketing & Communications | NFAIS | bmeyersford at nfais.org From rong.tang at simmons.edu Wed Jan 10 21:41:57 2018 From: rong.tang at simmons.edu (Rong Tang) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:41:57 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Simmons SLIS Ph.D. Program: 2018 Cohort Dean's Doctoral Fellow Available Message-ID: Dear all, Simmons School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is actively recruiting prospective doctoral students. We are pleased to accept applications through January 15, 2018. For the 2018 cohort, there will be one position -- Dean's Doctoral Fellow -- open for an incoming first-year student. Here is the position detail: *Doctoral Fellowship* *School of Library and Information Science (SLIS)* *Simmons College* *Summary* For Academic Year 2018-19, the PhD program at the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Simmons College has one opening for a Dean?s Doctoral Fellow. *Responsibilities* The Dean?s Doctoral Fellow will support Dean?s research initiatives and projects, and will be assistance to COCIS faculty in their development of grants. The Dean?s Research Fellow reports directly to the Dean. *Requirements* ? Incoming SLIS doctoral student ? Demonstrated familiarity with grant writing, preparation, and application process Demonstrated record of research and outstanding ability in scholarship ? Highly organized self-starter who can successfully work independently and collaboratively on research projects ? Ability to communicate effectively in writing with clarity and accuracy ? Strong interpersonal and communication skills and high degree of professionalism ? Ability to prioritize various projects and work with multiple constituents simultaneously The terms of Dean?s Doctoral Fellow are as follows: ? 20 hours per week, $18/hr. ? Full tuition coverage for a doctoral student during their first year of doctoral study. --- Please visit our website for details on how to apply for the PhD Program: http://www.simmons.edu/academics/graduate-programs/library-and-information- science-phd Best, Rong On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 8:19 AM, Rong Tang wrote: > Dear all, > > Happy New Year! > > Simmons School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is actively > recruiting prospective doctoral students. SLIS has an established > reputation for producing leaders in professional service at local, national > and international levels. Students benefit from an extensive alumni > community (and the New England LIS community) that enriches the doctoral > experience. Our program emphasizes scholarship, teaching, and service and > prepares students for research and faculty positions. > > In this flexible Ph.D. program, students work with their faculty advisors > to tailor the program to their scholarly interests and career goals. The > course of study includes a combination of required and elective courses, > independent study, workshops, and guided experiences. During the program, > students are able to investigate a variety of dissertation topics within > library and information science, as well as within information professions. > > Doctoral studies can be conducted at various intersections of setting, > audience, and activity. Some examples of study areas which build on > strengths among SLIS faculty > > include: > > > - > > Archives, Digital Archives, and Preservation Management > - > > Information literacy and Information Services > - > > Information Organization and Metadata > - > > Information Behavior, Usability, and User Experience Research > - > > Social Justice, Diversity in LIS Profession > - > > Social and Community Informatics > > > > Graduates of the Simmons SLIS Ph.D. program: > > - > > Demonstrate in-depth familiarity with scholarship in the field of > library, archival, and information science; > > > - > > Articulate prominent theories in the field of library, archival, and > information sciences; > > > - > > Identify researchable problems and applies relevant research studies, > research designs, and methodologies to tasks requiring problem-solving and > critical thinking; > > > - > > Analyze and present information, including research proposals and > findings, clearly and accurately in a variety of formats; > > > - > > Conduct qualitative, quantitative or mixed method research studies by > engaging in reflective inquiry, performing data collection and analysis, > composing research reports, and producing publications and a dissertation; > > > - > > Engage in teaching activities, develop appropriate unit- or > course-level student learning outcomes, and plan and implement learning > experiences that assist students to achieve those outcomes; and > > > - > > Lead service activities for local, national, or international > professional associations and communities. > > > The SLIS Ph.D. program offers tuition coverage for coursework to top > students every year. In addition, students may be offered paid teaching > assistant or research assistant positions. For the 2018-2019 academic year, > one Doctoral Fellowship will be awarded to a full-time student. This > fellowship will include tuition coverage and a paid research assistantship. > > We are pleased to accept applications through January 15, 2018. Please > visit our website for details on how to apply: > > http://www.simmons.edu/academics/graduate-programs/ > library-and-information-science-phd > > Best Regards, > > Rong > -- > Rong Tang, Ph.D. > Associate Professor > School of Library and Information Science > Director, Simmons Usability Lab > Director, SLIS Ph.D. Program > Simmons College > > Director for External Relations, Association for Library and Information > Science Education > rong.tang at simmons.edu > 1-617-521-2880 <(617)%20521-2880> > > -- Rong Tang, PhD. Associate Professor School of Library and Information Science Director, Simmons Usability Lab Director, SLIS PhD Program Simmons College Director for External Relations, Association for Library and Information Science Education rong.tang at simmons.edu 1-617-521-2880 From bean.lists at gmail.com Thu Jan 11 13:17:58 2018 From: bean.lists at gmail.com (Carol Bean) Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:17:58 -0600 Subject: [Asis-l] Code4Lib Journal Issue 40 Call for Proposals Message-ID: <1A0803FD-38BF-4471-B229-519DB8F582D5@gmail.com> Please forgive multiple cross posting: The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 40th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 40th issue, which is scheduled for publication in early May, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to journal at code4lib.org by Friday, February 2, 2018. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message. C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical) * Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced * Case studies * Best practices * Reviews * Comparisons of third party software or libraries * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology * Project management and communication within the library environment * Assessment and user studies C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 38 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org . Remember, for consideration for the 40th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to journal at code4lib.org no later than Friday, February 2, 2018. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing. Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee From amcc at email.unc.edu Fri Jan 12 10:24:20 2018 From: amcc at email.unc.edu (Crescenzi, Anita M.C.) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:24:20 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] ACM CHIIR 2018 call for participation: early registration deadline 1/21 Message-ID: <2081CAAA-2179-458E-BA1F-15D420124AE8@email.unc.edu> The ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR) (pronounced ?cheer?) March 11-15, 2018 http://sigir.org/chiir2018/ twitter: @ACM_CHIIR #CHIIR2018 We invite you to attend the ACM CHIIR 2018 conference in New Brunswick, NJ, USA during March 11-15, 2018. Registration is now open, and the early registration rate is good through January 21 (11:59pm in NJ Eastern Standard Time). http://sigir.org/chiir2018/registration.php New Brunswick is about 38 miles (60 km) from New York City with abundant options for travel, accommodation, and activities. See the website for details: http://sigir.org/chiir2018/ Some program highlights include * Keynote speakers are Susan Dumais from Microsoft Research and Pertti Vakkari from University of Tampere, Finland * Full with topics such as search bots, requerying, and augmentation of human memory * Perspective papers with bold new ideas such as reality-based IR and information fostering * Short papers and demos with exciting new research themes and applications * Tutorials covering information visualization, deep learning, and structural equation modeling * Workshops on IIR resources, evaluation, and health Breakfasts and lunches at the Heldrich Hotel will be included with registration. A welcome reception will be held at the Zimmerli Art Museum, and the conference banquet will be held at the Ria Mar. Register on or before January 21, 2018 to get the early registration rate. A block of rooms is reserved at The Heldrich Hotel at a conference rate of $179. Please register early as the discounted rate is only available until the block fills. If you register using the link below, you will also get free internet access at the hotel. http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=2041494&hotelID=15423 Contact chiir2018 at acm.org if you have any questions. See you in New Brunswick in March. Best, Anita ---- Anita Crescenzi PhD Student School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill amcc at email.unc.edu From julie_goldman at harvard.edu Fri Jan 12 09:07:40 2018 From: julie_goldman at harvard.edu (Goldman, Julie) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:07:40 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Official Launch: NIH BD2K Biomedical Research Data Management MOOC Message-ID: Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School is pleased to announce the launch of the course ?Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management? offered through Canvas Network. This course is offered free of charge and has been funded by the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Initiative for Research Education (Award Number R25LM012284). Course Listing: http://bit.ly/HMS-RDM-MOOC Why is this course relevant? Biomedical research today is not only rigorous, innovative and insightful, it also has to be organized and reproducible. With more capacity to create and store data, there is the challenge of making data discoverable, understandable, and reusable. Many funding agencies and journal publishers are requiring publication of relevant data to promote open science and reproducibility of research. In order to meet to these requirements and evolving trends, researchers and information professionals will need the data management and curation knowledge and skills to support the access, reuse and preservation of data. This course is designed to address present and future data management needs. What will you learn from this course? Each of the MOOC?s nine modules are dedicated to a specific component of data management best practices, including: types of data, benefits of data sharing, research data life cycle, data documentation, ensuring data privacy, legal and ethical concerns, data sharing and reuse policies, data preservation, and the collaborating roles of key stakeholders in the biomedical research enterprise. Complete Course Learning Objectives Who is this course for? This course is aimed at a broad audience including librarians, biomedical researchers, undergraduate and graduate biomedical students, and all other interested individuals. The course is open to all, self-paced, and students may participate in the entire course, or focus on specific module topics of interest. We encourage you to explore the module topics and tailor your learning experience for your own professional needs. Who is teaching this course? Elaine Martin and Julie Goldman of Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School are the Lead Instructors and developers of the course. However, you will find lectures from 18 different presenters from across New England from a variety of public and private institutions including MIT, WPI, UMASS, Northeastern, and others! Complete Instructor Profiles How is the course set up? This course presents approximately 20 hours of content. Each module contains video lectures, presentation slides, readings & resources, research teaching cases, interactive activities, discussion questions and concept quizzes. Find out additional information and how to enroll on the Course Listing: http://bit.ly/HMS-RDM-MOOC Read a recent blog posting from the Future of Research Read the Canvas Blog post from Project PI Elaine Martin Questions may be directed to: Julie Goldman (Julie_Goldman at hms.harvard.edu) Best wishes for Research Data Management learning and training in 2018! Elaine Martin and Julie Goldman Julie Goldman | Research Data Services Librarian | Harvard Medical School | Harvard Library Countway Library of Medicine Suite 242 | Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA 02115 email: julie_goldman at hms.harvard.edu office: 617.432.5269 orcid: 0000-0001-8037-0623 https://datamanagement.hms.harvard.edu From ludovico.boratto at acm.org Mon Jan 15 10:45:18 2018 From: ludovico.boratto at acm.org (Ludovico Boratto) Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 16:45:18 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] Deadline extension: SoAPS@ECIR2018 Message-ID: **** Deadline Extended: January 29, 2018 ***Workshop on Workshop on Social Aspects in Personalization and Search (SoAPS 2018)* *In conjunction with the 40th European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR 2018)* Grenoble France - March 26, 2018 *CALL FOR PAPERS* In order to improve the web experience of the users, classic personalization technologies (e.g., recommender systems) and search engines usually rely on static schemes. Indeed, users are allowed to express ratings in a fixed range of values for a given catalogue of products, or to express a query that usually returns the same set of webpages/products for all the users. With the advent of communication systems (social media platforms, instant messaging systems, speech recognition and transcription tools, etc.), users have been allowed to create new content and to express opinions and preferences in new forms (e.g., likes, textual comments, and audio feedbacks). Moreover, the social interactions can provide information on who influences whom. Being able to mine usage and collaboration patterns that arise thanks to social aspects and to analyze the collective cooperations, opens new frontiers in the generation of personalization services and in the improvement of search engines. Moreover, recent technological advances, such as deep learning, are able to provide a context to the analyzed data (e.g., word embeddings provide a vector representation of the words in a corpus, considering the context in which a word has been used). Our workshop will solicit contributions in all topics related to employing social aspects for personalization and search purposes, focused (but not limited) to the following list: - Recommender systems - Search and tagging - Query expansion - User modeling and profiling - Advertising and ad targeting - Content classification, categorization, and clustering - Using social network features/community detection algorithms for personalization and search purposes - Employing speech transcription in personalization and search - Building benchmarking datasets - Novel evaluation methodologies in the social context *IMPORTANT DATES* - Paper submission: January 29, 2018 - Notification of acceptance: February 15, 2018 - Camera-ready version: February 28, 2018 - Workshop date: March 26, 2018 *TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS* We will consider three different submission types, all in the LNCS format : regular (14 pages), short (8 pages) and extended abstracts (4 pages). *Research and position papers* (regular or short) should be clearly placed with respect to the state of the art and state the contribution of the proposal in the domain of application, even if presenting preliminary results. In particular, research papers should describe the methodology in detail, experiments should be repeatable, and a comparison with the existing approaches in the literature should be made where possible. *Position papers* (short) should introduce novel point of views in the workshop topics or summarize the experience of a researcher or a group in the field. *Practice and experience reports* (short) should present in detail the real-world scenarios in which social aspects are employed for personalization and search purposes. *Demo proposals* (extended abstract) should present the details of a prototype or complete application that employs social aspects for personalization and search purposes. The systems will be demonstrated to the workshop attendees. The reviewing process will be coordinated by the organizers. Each paper will receive three reviews: two externals to the organizing committee and one internal. The external reviewers will be contacted according to their expertise in the paper topic. *PROCEEDINGS* All accepted papers will be made available on the workshop website together with the material generated during the meeting. The SoAPS 2018 Workshop proceedings will also be available in a volume (whose details will be given soon), and indexed on DBLP and Scopus. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version in a journal special issue. *SUBMISSION GUIDELINES* All submission must be written in English and follow the ECIR paper guidelines . All papers must be formatted according to the LNCS format style. Papers should be submitted in PDF format, electronically, using the EasyChair submission system (please, select track ?Workshop on Social Aspects in Personalization and Search" when creating a new submission). *INVITED SPEAKER* Sihem Amer-Yahia (CNRS, France) *CONTACTS* Website: http://soaps.di.uniroma1.it/ For general enquires regarding the workshop, send an email to both the organizers at ludovico.boratto at acm.org, stilo at di.uniroma1.it *ORGANIZERS* Ludovico Boratto (EURECAT, Spain) Giovanni Stilo (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) From marialemos72 at gmail.com Sun Jan 14 13:44:12 2018 From: marialemos72 at gmail.com (Maria Lemos) Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 18:44:12 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] CISTI'2018 - Doctoral Symposium Message-ID: <8468867668109@gmail-com> * Proceedings published in IEEE Xplore and indexed by ISI, Scopus, etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doctoral Symposium of CISTI'2018 - 13th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies Caceres, Spain, 16 - 13 June 2018 http://www.cisti.eu/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The purpose of CISTI'2018?s Doctoral Symposium is to provide graduate students a setting where they can, informally, expose and discuss their work, collecting valuable expert opinions and sharing new ideas, methods and applications. The Doctoral Symposium is an excellent opportunity for PhD students to present and discuss their work in a Workshop format. Each presentation will be evaluated by a panel composed by at least three Information Systems and Technologies experts. Contributions Submission The Doctoral Symposium is opened to PhD students whose research area includes the themes proposed for this Conference. Submissions must include an extended abstract (maximum 4 pages), following the Conference style guide . All selected contributions will be handed out along with the Conference Proceedings, in CD with an ISBN. These contributions will be available in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and will be sent for indexing in ISI, Scopus, EI-Compendex, INSPEC and Google Scholar. Submissions must include the field, the PhD institution and the number of months devoted to the development of the work. Additionally, they should include in a clear and succinct manner: ? The problem approached and its significance or relevance ? The research objectives and related investigation topics ? A brief display of what is already known ? A proposed solution methodology for the problem ? Expected results Important Dates Paper submission: February 4, 2018 Notification of acceptance: March 18, 2018 Submission of accepted papers: March 30, 2018 Payment of registration, to ensure the inclusion of an accepted paper in the conference proceedings: April 1, 2018 Organizing Committee ?lvaro Rocha, Universidade de Coimbra Manuel P?rez Cota, Universidad de Vigo Scientific Committee Manuel P?rez Cota, Universidad de Vigo (Chair) Adolfo Lozano Tello, Universidad de Extremadura ?lvaro Rocha, Universidade de Coimbra Ana Am?lia Carvalho, Universidade de Coimbra Ana Maria Ramalho Correia, Nova Information Management School Antonio Garcia Loureiro, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Ant?nio Lucas Soares, Universidade do Porto, FEUP Arnaldo Martins, Universidade de Aveiro Br?ulio Alturas, Instituto Universit?rio de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) Carlos Ferr?s Sexto, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela David Fonseca, La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull Ernest Redondo, Universidad Polit?cnica de Catalunya Francisco Restivo, Universidade Cat?lica Portuguesa Gon?alo Paiva Dias, Universidade de Aveiro Gonzalo Cuevas Agustin, Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid Jo?o Paulo Costa, Universidade de Coimbra Jos? Borbinha, INESC-ID, IST, Universidade de Lisboa Jos? Valen?a, Universidade do Minho Jose Antonio Calvo-Manzano Villal?n, Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid Juan Hern?dez, Universidad de Extremadura Luis Camarinha-Matos, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Lu?s Paulo Reis, Universidade do Minho Marco Painho, Nova Information Management School M?rio Piattini, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Nelson Pacheco Rocha, Universidade de Aveiro Ramiro Gon?alves, Universidade de Tr?s-os-Montes e Alto Douro Webpage of the Doctoral Symposium: http://cisti.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35&Itemid=119&lang=en Kind regards, CISTI'2018 Team http://www.cisti.eu/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com From mlamont at mail.sdsu.edu Fri Jan 12 16:20:11 2018 From: mlamont at mail.sdsu.edu (Melissa Lamont) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:20:11 -0800 Subject: [Asis-l] Job opening in San Diego Message-ID: Head of Technical Services San Diego State University San Diego, CA San Diego State University Library & Information Access seeks applications and nominations of candidates for the position of Head of Technical Services. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, collegial, user-focused librarian who will provide dynamic leadership for our newly reorganized technical services departments and our new consortial and local library management system. The Head of Technical Services will provide direction and strategic management for the full spectrum of the technical services provided by the library including: acquisitions, cataloging, classification, physical processing, database and electronic resource maintenance, and processing of government publications. The successful candidate will lead Library Technical Services in new and interesting directions as information organization, discovery, and access tools change and evolve. This position is appointed at the the Associate Librarian rank. Salary commensurate with experience. This position will remain open until filled. Review will begin immediately. Preference will be given to applications received by February 12, 2018. Anticipated start date is July 2018. To view a complete job description and instructions for the application procedures, visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/48296 SDSU is an Equal Opportunity/Title IX Employer. -- Lisa (Melissa) Lamont Love Library 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182-8050 mlamont at mail.sdsu.edu 619.594.2656 From sanghee.oh at cnu.ac.kr Sat Jan 13 19:57:46 2018 From: sanghee.oh at cnu.ac.kr (Sanghee Oh) Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 09:57:46 +0900 Subject: [Asis-l] Tenure-Track Faculty Position at Chungnam National University Department of Library and Information Science Message-ID: The Chungnam National University (CNU) Department of Library and Information Science (LIS), South Korea, invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position. The expected date to start is April 2018, but it can be negotiable. Chungnam National University?s mission is to provide students with academic theories and application methods which are integral for the development of the nation and human society as a whole, and which nurture creativity, service, mind, spirit, and leadership skills. Since 1952, CNU has been striving to become one of the top universities in the nation and world. Today, over 190,000 alumni have been taking an active role in serving and contributing to reaching this endeavor. (more university information: http://plus.cnu.ac.kr/html/en/) CNU LIS offers the Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Library and Information Science. Please check the department homepage for the details (available in Korean, only. http://munhun.pagei.co.kr/) Required Qualifications * A doctoral degree in information science or related discipline * An active and productive research and teaching experiences * Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. The one who is hired should teach at least one course in English per semester. Application Deadline * January 25, 2018. Please find application information from the link here: https://goo.gl/g7neeW (The application information is available in Korean, only.) -- Sanghee Oh, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Chungnam National University Tel: 82-42-821-6357 Email: sanghee.oh at cnu.ac.kr Homepage: http://shoh.cnu.ac.kr/ From saddo at asist.org Tue Jan 16 17:44:08 2018 From: saddo at asist.org (Stephan Addo) Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 22:44:08 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] 2018 ASIS&T Annual Meeting Call for Papers Message-ID: 2018 ASIS&T ANNUAL MEETING CALL FOR PROPOSALS (https://www.asist.org/am18/call-for-proposals/) ------------------------------------------------------------ The 81st Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology November 9-14, 2018, Vancouver, Canada BUILDING AN ETHICAL AND SUSTAINABLE INFORMATION FUTURE WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES This meeting will focus the creative and analytical energies of the ASIS&T community on the dramatic near horizon socio-technical shifts expected due to rapid developments in technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, virtual and augmented reality, and embedded, ubiquitous computing. The opportunities afforded by these technologies are enormous, as are the challenges of ensuring that ethical and human-centered perspectives, including sustainability, privacy, human agency and equity, are incorporated into their design and use. As interdisciplinary information science and technology researchers and practitioners, with an 80 year tradition of studying and working in this rapidly evolving field, we are uniquely situated to steward and mediate this shift. ASIS&T 2018 will provide an opportunity to learn from one another and from leading experts in these emerging technologies; to discuss, critique and pose the much-needed questions; and to share perspectives grounded in our own research and practice that intersect with and provide context for current developments. The ASIS&T Annual Meeting is a premier, peer-reviewed international conference that gathers scholars and practitioners from around the globe to share research, innovations, and insights regarding the role of information and technology in the lives of individuals, organizations and communities. We invite papers, posters and visual presentations, panel and workshop submissions that focus on the conference theme, as well as work that reflects the broader mandate of ASIS&T, regarding the creation, representation, storage, access, dissemination and use of information, media and records, and the systems, tools, and technologies associated with these processes. The conference embraces plurality in methods and theories, and encompasses research, development and practice from a broad spectrum of domains, as encapsulated in ASIS&T's many special interest groups (SIGs). We are pleased to announce that the ASIS&T 2018 Proceedings will be published by John Wiley & Sons and will be indexed and accessible via multiple international venues. Please note that at least one of the authors must register for the conference in order for a paper to be accepted and published in the proceedings. ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBMISSION INFORMATION The Conftool submission site is available here: ConfTool Submission Site (https://www.conftool.com/asist2018/index.php) All submissions for Papers, Panels, Workshops & Visual Presentations must be formatted according to the guidelines provided in the ASIS&T AM template, as this is the required format for inclusion in the Proceedings. The template is available here: AM18 Proposal Template (https://www.asist.org/am18/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Proposal-Template.docx) Tutorial Proposals must be submitted using this form: Tutorial Proposal Form (https://www.asist.org/am18/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Tutorial-Form.pdf) For more information, please visit https://www.asist.org/am18/call-for-proposals/. From susanrrg at gmail.com Tue Jan 16 17:10:20 2018 From: susanrrg at gmail.com (Susan Rathbun-Grubb) Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:10:20 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] seeking peer reviewers for new journal In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <02ec01d38f16$ccf4e3d0$66deab70$@gmail.com> Dear colleagues, As a section editor for De Gruyter's Open Information Science, a new open access journal (for a detailed description see: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opis), I am seeking peer reviewers for all subdisciplines of library and information science. Please consider reviewing for or submitting a manuscript to this new publication venue. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, please contact me as soon as possible. Many thanks, Susan Susan Rathbun-Grubb, MSLS, PhD Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Science University of South Carolina 1501 Greene St. Columbia, SC 29208 803.777.0485 srathbun at mailbox.sc.edu From sevans01 at mica.edu Wed Jan 17 08:05:39 2018 From: sevans01 at mica.edu (=?UTF-8?Q?Si=C3=A2n_Evans?=) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 08:05:39 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Sign up to host an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Editathon this Spring Message-ID: *Apologies for cross-posting* Dear all, Happy New Year! We hope you all had a restful December and are feeling newly refreshed to fight the white supremacist capitalist patriarchy in 2018! Time to Organize! March is two months away, so it is time to start organizing your Art+Feminism event. We have updated our Organizer?s Kit http://www.artandfeminism.org/organizing-kit/. As always, your first step is to email us to let us know you are organizing, so we can coordinate and assist. Slack Channel This is a reminder to join our Slack Channel to be in contact with us, and with other organizers as you start to plan your event. Get ideas for innovative programming, funding, and training materials and join our amazing, supportive community! If you haven?t used Slack before, it?s super easy and fun; here?s a link ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3YECgeBcLCzIrFLP4gblw) to the Slack YouTube channel where you can watch how to videos. If you want to join the Slack channel, just send us your email address and we?ll add you! In solidarity, the Art+Feminism team -- Si?n Evans, MA, MLS Information Literacy & Instructional Design Librarian Decker Library, Maryland Institute College of Art 1300 West Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217 410-225-2715 Schedule a meeting with me Read about our Information Literacy Program Learn more about Wiki stuff I do Pronouns in use: She, Her, Hers From skroe at ilstu.edu Wed Jan 17 15:42:22 2018 From: skroe at ilstu.edu (Roe, Sandy) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 20:42:22 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job posting at Illinois State University, Milner Library Message-ID: Head of Cataloging and Acquisitions Department and Electronic Resources Librarian, Milner Library Illinois State University's Milner Library seeks an innovative, forward-thinking, and collaborative librarian for a 12-month, tenure-track faculty position responsible for managing the Cataloging and Acquisitions Department and the Library's electronic resources. Appointment will be at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank. To ensure full consideration, please apply by February 1, 2018. For a complete description and to apply, see https://www.jobs.ilstu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=73928 Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Sandy Roe Senior Cataloging Librarian Milner Library | Illinois State University Normal, IL 61790-8900 skroe at ilstu.edu 309-438-5039 From alisa.libby at simmons.edu Thu Jan 18 10:05:46 2018 From: alisa.libby at simmons.edu (Alisa Libby) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:05:46 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Simmons SLIS Presenting at ALISE Message-ID: *Simmons SLIS Presenting at ALISE* *Faculty* Dean Eileen Abels and Associate Professor Laura Saunders will co-facilitate a pre-conference workshop, "A Future by Design: What Do We Teach?" with Lynne C. Howarth (Toronto) and Linda C. Smith (Illinois) on February 6, 9 a.m. Abels and Saunders will present in a panel, "Core and More: Examining Foundational and Specialized Content in LIS Programs" on February 7 at 2 p.m. Senior Lecturer Rebecca Davis will be presenting a poster, "Expanding LIS Education by Thinking About How Academic Librarians Can Collaborate with Undergraduate Women and Faculty in the STEM Fields" during the Works in Progress session on February 6. Associate Professor Rong Tang will co-moderate the Special Program: Connecting Teaching and Research on February 7, 8:30 a.m. She will co-present a Juried Paper: "Teaching User Experience (UX) in LIS Programs and iSchools in North America: Challenges and Innovations" at 2 p.m. She will participate in a Juried Panel: Teaching Research Methods in LIS Programs: Approaches, Formats, and Innovative Strategies on February 9, 8:30 a.m. *Doctoral Students* *Work in Progress Poster Presentations:* Zach Newell, "Enacting the Library as Transformational Space." Sylmari Burgos Ramirez, "Information needs and behavior of Spanish-speaking communities in times of social, economic and political changes." *Doctoral Poster Competition:* Sarah Al-Mahmoud, "Information Seeking Behavior of the U.S Public Health Professionals in the Digital Age." Reham Alshaheen, "User Experience and Information Architecture of National Library Websites." Shabnam Shahvar, "Collaborative Learning in Online Environment: An Exploratory Study of MLIS Students? Experiences in Group Assignments." Watinee Sae-Lim, "Data Service Librarianship: A Comparative Analysis of Emergent Data Librarians and Traditional Research Librarians." -- *Follow SLIS on tumblr and twitter !* Alisa M. Libby Communications Assistant Simmons College, SLIS 300 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115 t 617-521-2816 f 617-521-3192 Author, *The King's Rose* and *The Blood Confession* alisalibby.com From aylin.ilhan at hhu.de Thu Jan 18 23:56:02 2018 From: aylin.ilhan at hhu.de (Aylin Ilhan) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 05:56:02 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] HCII 2018: Invitation for paper submission and participation in the SCSM 2018 Conference Message-ID: <99342EBF-686D-4152-81D1-23470B9F900B@hhu.de> Dear colleagues, below I listed up the information related to the parallel session on research topics such as fitness, health and activity trackers (wearables) which can be linked to social media, too. I?m coordinating and organizing this parallel session and would welcome your research on those topics. This session will be one of the parallel sessions of the 10th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media (http://2018.hci.international/SCSM ) in the context of HCI International 2018 to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 15 - 20 July 2018. If you are interested or have questions (e.g., if your research fits) please write me an email. ********************** Important deadlines Sunday, 21 January 2018: Abstract (800 words) through the CMS, for the review process Friday, 26 January 2018: Notification of review outcome Friday, 23 February 2018: Submission through the CMS of the camera-ready version (full papers, typically 12 pages but no less than 10 and no more than 20 pages) of all papers IMPORTANT NOTE: For paper presentation at the Conference and publication in the Proceedings, a unique registration of one (co-)author per paper is required by Friday, 23 February 2018. Individuals may appear as co-authors in several papers / posters, but multiple registrations per author / participant and multiple submissions of single-authored papers / posters cannot be accepted. The accepted papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings to be published by Springer in a multi-volume set in the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) series (http://2018.hci.international/proceedings ). *********************** Kindest regards, Aylin Ilhan ------------------------------------------------- Aylin Ilhan, B.A., B.A., M.A. Heinrich Heine University D?sseldorf Dept. of Information Science Bldg 24.53, Level 01, Room 88 Universit?tsstra?e 1 D-40225 D?sseldorf, Germany Tel. +49 211 81-11810 https://www.isi.hhu.de/ilhan From sarah.polkinghorne at ualberta.ca Fri Jan 19 00:44:04 2018 From: sarah.polkinghorne at ualberta.ca (Sarah Polkinghorne) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 22:44:04 -0700 Subject: [Asis-l] Deadline extended and student funding available: Canadian Association for Information Science 2018 Message-ID: Hello, This is the final call, with proposals now due* Monday, January 29, 2018, * for the 46th annual conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science/L?Association canadienne des sciences de l?information, May 30 - June 1, 2018. The full call is below, including details of our second annual doctoral forum. The CFP is also available on our website: http://cais-acsi.ca/2 017/10/23/cfp-2018/ To support graduate students and those who have recently completed their PhDs, there are* 600* Graduate Student Travel Awards available for those presenting at the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, of which CAIS/ACSI is a part. *Applications for these first-come, first-served awards are open now.* Details are here: https://www.congress2018.ca/student-funding This year's conference features a keynote from Dr. Katie Shilton from the University of Maryland, speaking on ethical interventions in the future of big data. With questions, please contact the co-chairs. Sincerely, Sarah Polkinghorne Doctoral Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology & Librarian, University of Alberta Ali Shiri Professor, School of Library and Information Studies University of Alberta ali.shiri at ualberta.ca Sharon Farnel Metadata Coordinator & Doctoral Student University of Alberta sharon.farnel at ualberta.ca *Diversities on the data landscape: **connecting information science with data studies* 46th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan May 30-June 1, 2018 We currently witness the impacts of data on people?s lives, and on libraries, archives, other information organizations, and the scholarly communication process. The creation and availability of large volumes of data pose new opportunities as well as challenges for information science researchers and practitioners. Digital data influence a range of disciplines, domains, users, information sources, services, and businesses. Disciplinary and institutional repositories, digital archives, and digital libraries provide new research platforms for addressing ethical, epistemological, social, cultural, political, and linguistic issues. At the same time, the proliferation of data requires information science researchers and practitioners to critically investigate methodologies, approaches, theories, technologies, and pedagogies with data in mind. In keeping with the Congress 2018 theme of ?Gathering Diversities,? ?data? is conceived broadly to include research data, big data, digital data, open data, qualitative data, and emerging or less predominant types of data. CAIS/ACSI welcomes wide-ranging ideas, perspectives, and scholarship. Key questions include the following. *Methodological and theoretical frameworks* 1. How can information science theoretical frameworks, research methodologies, and approaches inform and contribute to the study of data? 2. What are some of the common and unique areas of research and practice between data and information science? What opportunities do data present for innovative interdisciplinary research and practice? 3. What epistemological and critical considerations must be taken into account in considering data in information science? 4. How are data involved in people?s information behaviours, practices, and experiences? *Technological and practice implications* 1. How are researchers and practitioners addressing opportunities and challenges around data such as digital literacy and data literacy, privacy, copyright, ownership, and confidentiality? 2. What technological innovations and approaches support effective data management, including data mining and analytics, visualization, curation, archiving, preservation, citation, sharing, discovery, and interoperability? *Ethical, educational, and social considerations* 1. How might researchers and practitioners effectively bring an information ethics perspective to the collection, use, and analysis of data? What responsibilities do we have to advocate for open and equitable access to data? 2. How are data and their associated opportunities and challenges being incorporated into Canadian LIS education? What skills and knowledge do new practitioners need in relation to data? 3. How do the collection and use of data reflect or enable diversity within communities and among perspectives, representations, and interpretations? What responsibilities do information researchers and practitioners have to advocate for diversity and inclusion in this domain? How do we do so effectively? *Types of Proposals* CAIS/ACSI welcomes proposals reporting on empirical, theoretical, and practice-based research. Proposals may be submitted in English or French. *Papers: *20-minute oral presentations of completed or well-developed projects on topics suitable for publication in scholarly journals. Proposals reporting on completed or ongoing research will be given preference. Diverse perspectives (theoretical and applied) and methodologies are welcome. Proposals should be in the form of an extended abstract (approximately 1000-1500 words *excluding references*), reporting on research projects, theoretical developments or innovative practices. Please use this template: *[link ]* . *Posters: *Visual presentations of completed or well-developed projects on topics suitable for publication in scholarly journals. Proposals reporting on completed or ongoing research will be given preference. Diverse perspectives (theoretical and applied) and methodologies are welcomed. Proposals should be in the form of a short abstract (maximum 750 words *excluding references*), reporting on research projects, theoretical developments or innovative practical applications. Please use this template: *[link ]* . *Student-to-CAIS/ACSI and Best Paper by a Practitioner Awards: *Paper proposals by graduate students and practitioners will be considered for these awards. The Student-to-CAIS/ACSI award includes a monetary prize. Both awardees will have the opportunity to publish the full manuscript in the *Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science / La Revue Canadienne des Sciences de L?information et de Biblioth?conomie*. In order to be considered for these awards, please indicate if you are a student or practitioner in your proposal. Winners will be selected based on their extended abstracts. Details of the award, including previous winners, can be found at the CAIS/ACSI website at www.cais-acsi.ca. Proposals will be evaluated on theory/methodology, clarity, impact/originality, and overall quality. Proposals will be received and reviewed using the EasyChair system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caisacsi2018. *Doctoral Forum* We are pleased to invite students to the second annual Doctoral Forum. The Forum?s goal is to provide students with an opportunity to present and discuss their research project, get feedback from senior researchers, and make connections with other doctoral students. Students at any stage of their doctoral program are invited to submit to the Forum. Submission: 250-500 word abstract describing your research project Please be prepared to present on an aspect of your research for 5-10 minutes, which will be followed by discussion. More details will be provided upon acceptance. To participate, please fill out the following *submission form* . Doctoral students interested in attending the Forum are also encouraged to submit completed or ongoing research projects for consideration as part of the CAIS/ACSI conference. *Please note that you must register for the conference to participate in the Doctoral Forum.* *The submission deadline for all proposals is January 29, 2018.* Authors will be notified no later than *March 5, 2018*. All presenters must register for the conference. Abstracts will be published on the CAIS/ACSI website once registration has taken place. Final versions must be submitted no later than *April 30, 2018*. Authors are also encouraged to submit full papers to the *Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science / La revue canadienne des sciences de l?information et de biblioth?conomie*. *Registration: *The conference will take place May 30-June 1, 2018, as part of the 2018 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Regina (May 26-June 1, 2018). Registration is available online through the Congress website (http://congress2018.ca/register). For further information, please contact the CAIS/ACSI 2018 Conference Co-chairs. --- *La diversit? dans le champ des donn?es : **relier sciences de l?information et ?tudes sur les donn?es* 46e Congr?s annuel de l?Association canadienne des sciences de l?information Universit? de Regina Regina, Saskatchewan 30 mai ? 1er Juin 2018 Nous assistons ? l?heure actuelle ? l?impact des donn?es sur la vie des gens et sur les biblioth?ques, les archives, et les autres organisations informationnelles ainsi que sur le processus de la communication scientifique. La cr?ation et la disponibilit? de volumes importants de donn?es offrent de nouvelles opportunit?s mais posent aussi des d?fis aux chercheurs et aux professionnels des sciences de l?information. Les donn?es num?riques ont un impact sur un ?ventail de disciplines, de domaines, d?utilisateurs, de sources d?information, de services et d?entreprises. Les d?p?ts disciplinaires et institutionnels, les archives num?riques et les biblioth?ques num?riques fournissent de nouvelles plateformes de recherche o? aborder les questions ?thiques, ?pist?mologiques, sociales, culturelles, politiques et linguistiques. Dans le m?me temps, la prolif?ration des donn?es exige des chercheurs et des professionnels des sciences de l?information qu?ils r??valuent de mani?re critique, avec les donn?es ? l?esprit, les m?thodes, les approches, les th?ories, les technologies et les p?dagogies. Conform?ment au th?me du Congr?s 2018 des sciences humaines, ? Diversit?s convergentes ?, les ?donn?es? sont con?ues dans un sens large de mani?re ? inclure les donn?es de recherche, les donn?es massives, les donn?es num?riques, les donn?es ouvertes, les donn?es qualitatives et les types de donn?es ?mergents ou moins pr?dominants. Le congr?s de l?ACSI accueille une large gamme d?id?es, de perspectives et de recherches ?rudites. Les questions cl?s incluent les suivantes : *Cadres m?thodologiques et th?oriques* 1. Comment les cadres th?oriques, les m?thodologies et les approches de recherche dans les sciences de l?information peuvent-ils informer et contribuer ? l??tude des donn?es ? 2. Quels domaines communs et uniques de recherche et de pratique les donn?es partagent-elles avec les sciences de l?information? Quelles opportunit?s les donn?es pr?sentent-elles favorisant des recherches et des pratiques interdisciplinaires innovantes? 3. Quelles sont les consid?rations ?pist?mologiques et critiques qui doivent ?tre prises en compte dans l?examen des donn?es dans les sciences de l?information? 4. Comment les donn?es sont-elles impliqu?es dans les comportements informationnels des gens, dans leurs pratiques et leurs exp?riences ? *Implications technologiques et pratiques* 1. Comment les chercheurs et les professionnels abordent-ils les opportunit?s et les d?fis li?s aux donn?es tels que la comp?tence num?rique et la comp?tence dans les donn?es, les questions de vie priv?e, de droits d?auteur, de propri?t? et de confidentialit? ? 2. Quelles innovations et approches technologiques favorisent une gestion efficace des donn?es, y compris le forage et l?analyse de donn?es, la visualisation, la conservation, l?archivage, la citation, le partage, la d?couverte et l?interop?rabilit?? *Consid?rations ?thiques, ?ducatives et sociales* 1. De quelle fa?on les chercheurs et les professionnels pourraient-ils apporter efficacement une vision d??thique de l?information ? la collecte, ? l?utilisation et ? l?analyse des donn?es ? Quelles sont les responsabilit?s que nous devons pr?coniser afin d?assurer un acc?s ouvert et ?quitable aux donn?es? 2. Comment les donn?es et les occasions et d?fis associ?s sont-ils int?gr?s ? l?enseignement canadien en sciences de l?information et biblioth?conomie ? Quelles sont les comp?tences et les connaissances dont les nouveaux professionnels ont besoin dans le domaine des donn?es? 3. Comment la collecte et l?utilisation des donn?es refl?tent-elles ou permettent-elles la diversit? au sein des communaut?s et entre les perspectives, les repr?sentations et les interpr?tations? Quelles responsabilit?s les chercheurs et les professionnels en sciences de l?information doivent-ils pr?coniser dans le but de favoriser la diversit? et l?inclusion dans ce domaine ? Comment y parvenir efficacement? *Types de propositions* Le comit? scientifique du congr?s ACSI/CAIS invite des propositions pr?sentant des recherches empiriques, th?oriques ou s?appuyant sur des pratiques. Les propositions peuvent ?tre soumises en anglais ou en fran?ais. *Communications*: Les communications sont des pr?sentations orales de 20 minutes de projets achev?s ou bien avanc?s portant sur des sujets publiables dans des revues savantes. La pr?f?rence sera donn?e aux propositions qui rendent compte de recherches achev?es ou en cours. Diverses approches th?oriques et appliqu?es et des m?thodologies vari?es sont les bienvenues. Les propositions doivent ?tre r?dig?es sous la forme d?un r?sum? ?tendu d?environ 1000 ? 1500 mots, *? l?exclusion des r?f?rences*, et pr?senter des projets de recherche, des d?veloppements th?oriques ou des applications pratiques innovantes. Pri?re d?utiliser ce mod?le : *[lien ]* . *Affiches* : les affiches sont des pr?sentations visuelles de projets achev?s ou bien avanc?s portant sur des sujets publiables dans des revues savantes. La pr?f?rence sera donn?e aux propositions qui rendent compte de recherches achev?es ou en cours. Diverses approches th?oriques et appliqu?es et des m?thodologies vari?es sont les bienvenues. Les propositions doivent ?tre r?dig?es sous la forme d?un r?sum? court (limite de 750 mots *? l?exclusion des r?f?rences*), et pr?senter des projets de recherche, des d?veloppements th?oriques ou des applications pratiques innovantes. Pri?re d?utiliser ce mod?le : *[lien ]* . *Les prix ACSI/CAIS pour ?tudiants et professionnels* : Les propositions de communications provenant soit d??tudiants des cycles sup?rieurs, soit de professionnels seront prises en consid?ration pour ces prix. Le prix ACSI/CAIS d?cern? ? un ?tudiant comporte une r?compense en argent. Les deux laur?ats auront la possibilit? de publier le manuscrit complet dans la *Revue canadienne des sciences de l?information et de biblioth?conomie / the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science*. Pour que leur candidature soit accept?e, les candidats doivent indiquer dans leur proposition s?ils sont ?tudiants ou professionnels. Les d?tails sur ces prix, y compris les laur?ats des ann?es pr?c?dentes, se trouvent sur le site web de l?ACSI/CAIS : http://cais-acsi.ca/fr/ L??valuation des propositions portera sur la th?orie ou la m?thodologie, la clart?, l?impact ou l?originalit?, et la qualit? globale. Les propositions seront re?ues et examin?es via le syst?me EasyChair : https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caisacsi2018. *Forum doctoral* Nous sommes heureux d?inviter les ?tudiants au doctorat ? notre second Forum doctoral annuel. L?objectif du Forum doctoral est de fournir aux ?tudiants une occasion de pr?senter leur projet de recherche, d?en discuter et d?obtenir des commentaires de chercheurs chevronn?s, et d??tablir des liens avec d?autres ?tudiants au doctorat. Les ?tudiants ? n?importe quelle ?tape de leur programme de doctorat sont invit?s ? soumettre une proposition au Forum. Soumission : un r?sum? de 250 ? 500 mots d?crivant votre projet de recherche. Veuillez ?tre pr?t ? pr?senter un aspect de votre recherche dans l?espace de 5-10 minutes, qui seront suivies d?une discussion. Plus de d?tails seront fournis lors de l?acceptation. Pour participer, veuillez remplir le formulaire de soumission . Les ?tudiants au doctorat int?ress?s ? assister au Forum doctoral sont ?galement encourag?s ? soumettre leurs projets de recherche achev?s ou en cours pour examen dans le cadre du congr?s de l?ACSI. *Veuillez noter que vous devez vous inscrire au congr?s de l?ACSI pour assister au Forum doctoral.* *La date limite de soumission pour toutes les propositions est le 29 janvier 2018.* Les auteurs seront inform?s de la d?cision du comit? scientifique au plus tard *le 5 mars 2018*. Tous les pr?sentateurs doivent s?inscrire au congr?s. Les r?sum?s seront publi?s sur le site web de l?ACSI une fois que l?inscription des auteurs sera effective. Les versions finales doivent ?tre soumises au plus tard *le 30 avril 2018*. Les participants sont ?galement invit?s ? soumettre leurs communications compl?tes ? la *Revue canadienne des sciences de l?information et de biblioth?conomie / Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science.* *Inscription* : Le congr?s se tiendra du 30 mai au 1er juin 2018, dans le cadre du Congr?s 2018 des sciences humaines ? l?Universit? de Regina, en Saskatchewan (du 26 mai au 1er juin 2018). L?inscription est disponible en ligne sur le site du Congr?s (https://www.congres2018.ca/inscriptions). Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez contacter les copr?sidentes du congr?s ACSI/CAIS. From vivien.petras at ibi.hu-berlin.de Fri Jan 19 07:24:06 2018 From: vivien.petras at ibi.hu-berlin.de (Vivien Petras) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:24:06 +0100 Subject: [Asis-l] First Call for Participation: CHIIR 2018 Workshop on Barriers to Interactive IR Resources Re-use, March 15, 2018 Message-ID: First Call for Participation: BIIRRR 2018 ************************************************************************* CHIIR 2018 Workshop on Barriers to Interactive IR Resources Re-use Thursday, March 15 2018, 9:00-17:00 http://toinebogers.com/biirrr2018 ************************************************************************* The goal of the BIIRRR 2018 workshop is to serve as a starting point for a community-driven effort to design and implement a platform for the collection, organization, maintenance, and sharing of resources for interactive information retrieval (IIR) experimentation. Examples include search tasks, experimental protocols, questionnaire designs, reporting standards, evaluation procedures, data collections, and the search interaction data produced in such experiments. While the idea of collecting such resources in a central location is perhaps not a new one, the effort required in designing, implementing, and maintaining such a platform can only be borne by the community as a collective effort. Please join us in a full-day workshop to brainstorm about the shape this iRepository should take. A pre-workshop survey will gather information on IIR experimental data and repository requirements. One of the goals of the workshop is to produce a set of requirements and activities in order to develop an iRepository, which the organizers commit to publishing as a short report right after the workshop. After this immediate follow-up, we then plan further documented dissemination of the workshop outcomes but also envisage a more extensive activity, such as a Dagstuhl Seminar, which will provide the time to discuss the requirements and solutions in more detail. ************************************************************************* Tentative program: -Introduction of workshop purpose, goals and planned activities -2 keynotes: ---Nils Pharo, Oslo Metropolitan University: The importance and challenges for standardization in IIR Evaluation - Basis for an iRepository ---Luanne Freund, University of British Columbia: Previous experiences at IIR evaluation campaigns: INEX, TREC, CLEF, RepAST -2 break-out sessions: ---Viewpoints on standardization: which components of IIR experiments could be re-used? ---Requirements for IIR reuse: how can documentation and archiving be standardized? ************************************************************************* BIIRRR 2018 Workshop homepage: http://toinebogers.com/biirrr2018 Registration for BIIRR 2018 Workshop: http://sigir.org/chiir2018 Contact the organizers: biirrr at googlegroups.com -- ------- Vivien Petras, PhD Professor for Information Retrieval Berlin School of Library and Information Science Humboldt University Berlin Dorotheenstr. 26, 10117 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 30 2093-70954 Fax: +49 30 2093-4335 vivien.petras at ibi.hu-berlin.de www.ibi.hu-berlin.de From Luanne.Freund at ubc.ca Fri Jan 19 17:26:05 2018 From: Luanne.Freund at ubc.ca (Freund, Luanne) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 22:26:05 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] UBC iSchool - Faculty Position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor Message-ID: Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce an opening at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada for a faculty member at the Associate or Full Professor rank in our iSchool. We are seeking a distinguished scholar with expertise in one or more of the following areas: information policy and ethics; data management and analytics; new media and Internet studies; digital collections; Indigenous information systems and initiatives; cultural heritage informatics/preservation; and scholarly communication. Visit our website for the full advertisement: http://slais.ubc.ca/people/employment-at-slais-the-ischool-ubc/ We will begin reviewing applications February 15, 2018. Luanne Freund Associate Professor and Director SLAIS, the iSchool @ UBC The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada Luanne.freund at ubc.ca From katy.davis at libgig.com Mon Jan 22 13:42:02 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:42:02 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Information Services Account Manager - Rockville, MD Message-ID: Apologies for the cross-posting... LAC Federal is seeking a qualified Information Services Account Manager to work in our office located at the Rockville Town Center/Town Square in Rockville. This is a full time permanent position with benefits. RESONSIBILITIES Responsibilities of this position include owning and cultivating client relationships for assigned clients during the implementation phase and throughout the ongoing relationship. This candidate must have excellent communication and client management skills in order to maintain positive client relations. This candidate must be a self-starter, who is able to work in a fast paced dynamic environment. They must be adaptable, and possess initiative to produce improvements both internally and with clients. The responsibility of the Account Manager is to be the primary point of contact for clients. They will oversee multiple client projects at one time, proactively monitor staff performance, manage costs, and develop program improvement strategies. Frequent communication to both internal and external stakeholders is critical. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing company and gain versatile management experience. CLIENT SKILLS REQUIRED * Assess/evaluate client requirements against existing programs, scope of project, manage project plan and schedule * Ensure customer satisfaction through follow-up, client responsiveness, and thorough communication * Ability to multi-task and prioritize and meet aggressive deadlines * Responsible for managing client expectations * Ability to manage multiple clients and projects/tasks simultaneously. * Ability to command a group of individuals in a room and be assertive in a public environment. * Strong internal communication skills including ability to work with all levels of the organization (sales, marketing, operations). * Demonstrated focus and commitment to measured results * Excellent writing and verbal skills * Results-oriented approach with a "can do" attitude and a passion for the details * Superior work ethic and commitment to customer satisfaction - both internal and external POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILTIES * Subject matter knowledge of libraries, archives, museums, or other data/information services * Maintain and improve client satisfaction through responsiveness, strong working relationships, successful projects and delivering value at all times * Presentation and communication skills * Must be able to always evaluate impacts to the bigger picture and develop working solutions to issues as they arise * Responsible for ensuring Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) instructions are executed for all account activity * Teamwork: Work closely staff and clients; appropriately identifying client needs and follow-up activities * Travel: Local travel (within DC metro area) is required (50%) * Federal proposal writing and editing support * Documentation: Responsible for utilizing (and creating) documents/deliverables necessary for providing exceptional services and ensuring communication of the project plan. Create new deliverables/best practices for services to enhance performance QUALIFICATIONS * 3+ years related experience and/or training * Master's degree in library, archives, data/information services preferred To apply, visit: https://goo.gl/VzgEur Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From I.Peters at zbw.eu Thu Jan 25 08:57:52 2018 From: I.Peters at zbw.eu (Peters Isabella) Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:57:52 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Barcamp Open Science // Open Science Conference // 12-14 March, Berlin // Register now! Message-ID: <047272D289C1D14C9D54551BFDF8DE3872B55879@cirdan.zbw-nett.zbw-kiel.de> ***sorry for multiple postings*** Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to this year's Barcamp Open Science and Open Science Conference to Berlin. Barcamp Open Science The Barcamp Open Science will take place on 12th March at Wikimedia and is open to everybody interested in discussing, learning more about, and sharing experiences on practices in Open Science. Further information: http://www.barcamp-open-science.eu/ Open Science Conference The Open Science Conference takes place from 13th-14th March and the thematic focus will be on "FAIR data" this year. The early bird rate is available until 9th February. Further information: http://www.open-science-conference.eu/ Best regards, Isabella *** Prof. Dr. Isabella Peters Professor of Web Science (CAU Kiel University) ZBW Leibniz Information Center for Economics D?sternbrooker Weg 120 D-24105 Kiel T: +49-431-8814-623 E: i.peters at zbw.eu Web: http://www.zbw.eu/en/research/web-science Kiel University (CAU Kiel) Institute for Computer Science Department Web Science (R. 506) Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 3 D-24118 Kiel T: +49 431 880-7286 E: ipe at informatik.uni-kiel.de Web: http://www.ws.informatik.uni-kiel.de/en/research From sanghee.oh at cnu.ac.kr Thu Jan 25 21:47:14 2018 From: sanghee.oh at cnu.ac.kr (Sanghee Oh) Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 11:47:14 +0900 Subject: [Asis-l] Call for Nominations: The 2018 SIGUSE Outstanding Contribution to Information Behavior Research Award Message-ID: *Call for Nominations: The 2018 SIGUSE Outstanding Contribution to Information Behavior Research Award * The purpose of the award is to recognize an individual for their outstanding contribution to information behavior research. The award is intended to be for achievements that have had a significant impact in the field. The award is for a systematic program of research at the level of a lifetime?s work. *Eligibility* (a) Persons who have made a significant contribution to information behavior research are eligible for the award. (b) The award is to be made to an individual, not an organization. (c) Persons who have received the Award in the past are not eligible in future years. *The nomination package shall consist of the following*: (a) Nominating letter (1-2 pages), stating why the candidate deserves the award; (b) The name, address, and phone number of the person making the nomination; (c) The name, address, and phone number of the candidate for the award; (d) Supporting documents including the nominee?s CV, up to two letters of support, and up to two publications that most reflect the nominee?s research contributions or impact. *Nominations must be submitted to the SIGUSE Awards Chair, Sanghee Oh (sanghee.oh at cnu.ac.kr ) by March 1. * Please find the detail about the award here: https://siguse.wordpress.com/outstanding-contribution-to-information-behavior-research-award/ The past winners of the award are available from here: https://siguse.wordpress.com/academy-of-fellows/ Please feel free to email, Sanghee Oh, the SIGUSE Awards Chair ( sanghee.oh at cnu.ac.kr), for questions. Thank you! Sanghee Oh SIGUSE Awards Chair Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan & Sarah Barriage SIGUSE Awards Members -- Sanghee Oh, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Chungnam National University, South Korea Tel: 82-42-821-6357 Email: sanghee.oh at cnu.ac.kr Homepage: http://shoh.cnu.ac.kr/ From katy.davis at libgig.com Wed Jan 24 16:41:40 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 21:41:40 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Librarian I (Law Inspection) Washington DC Message-ID: Apologies for the cross-posting... LAC Federal is seeking a qualified Librarian I to work with Law materials at a major government library in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate will possess a strong attention to detail, be adaptable to change, and take direction well. This is a full time (40 hour a week; Monday to Friday) position, benefited. Qualifications: * MLS required * Demonstrated experience reviewing the completed work of others for quality control * Previous experience working in a law library preferred * Previous experience using an integrated library system, preferably Voyager * Knowledge of online catalogs, MARC records, and basic cataloging procedures for legal monographs and serials * Working knowledge of processing legal materials in various languages * Strong attention to and ability to work with great detail * Ability to meet deadlines and exceed fixed production quotas * Able to lift or push 50 lbs. To apply, visit: https://goo.gl/Pw5G7p Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From katy.davis at libgig.com Thu Jan 25 14:53:30 2018 From: katy.davis at libgig.com (Katy Davis) Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:53:30 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Job Posting: Temporary Librarian (Part-Time) Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley Area, CA Message-ID: Apologies for the cross-posting... LibGig, a division of LAC Group, is searching for a Temporary, Part-Time Librarian for a public library in the Los Angeles-San Gabriel Valley area. This position should last at least 4-5 months for one evening a week along with Fridays and Saturdays. RESPONSIBILITIES * Children and Adult reference desk services including checking out materials, shelving, cataloging, library dues and late fees and basic directional reference. QUALIFICATIONS * A Master's Degree in Library Sciences is strongly preferred. * At least 1 year of previous library experience in either a public or academic library environment. * Knowledge of automated library information systems, software and equipment and principles and practices of cataloging and classification procedures for a variety of materials and formats. To apply, visit: https://goo.gl/pgeHgF Katy Davis Recruiting Assistant LibGig - LAC Group (323)302-9432 Katy.davis at libgig.com From g.demartini at uq.edu.au Mon Jan 29 00:41:49 2018 From: g.demartini at uq.edu.au (Gianluca Demartini) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:41:49 +1000 Subject: [Asis-l] CFP: HCOMP 2018 - Crowdsourcing & Human Computation Message-ID: The 2018 AAAI Conference on Crowdsourcing and Human Computation (HCOMP) will be held July 5-8, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/hcomp_conf Abstracts for full papers are due on February 23, 2018. (Abstracts are due four days earlier, on February 19.) See "Call for Full Papers" below for details. Important Dates FEBRUARY 19, 2018: Abstracts submission (midnight anywhere on the planet) FEBRUARY 23, 2018: Full papers due (midnight anywhere on the planet) MARCH 23?24, 2018: PC meeting in US and UK MARCH 29, 2018: Notification of acceptance APRIL 6, 2018: Workshop proposals due (midnight anywhere on the planet) MAY 1, 2018: Camera ready papers due JULY 5?8, 2018: Conference * About HCOMP HCOMP is the premier venue for disseminating the latest research findings on crowdsourcing and human computation. While artificial intelligence (AI) and human-computer interaction (HCI) represent traditional mainstays of the conference, HCOMP believes strongly in inviting, fostering, and promoting broad, interdisciplinary research. This field is particularly unique in the diversity of disciplines it draws upon, and contributes to, ranging from human-centered qualitative studies and HCI design, to computer science and artificial intelligence, economics and the social sciences, all the way to digital humanities, policy, and ethics. We promote the exchange of advances in human computation and crowdsourcing not only among researchers, but also engineers and practitioners, to encourage dialogue across disciplines and communities of practice. HCOMP 2018 builds on a successful history of past meetings: five HCOMP conferences (2013?2017) and four earlier workshops, held at the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (2011?2012), and the ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (2009?2010). Proceedings from past HCOMP conferences are available online in the HCOMP Conference Digital Archive. * Call for Full Papers The Program Committee will oversee the review process and ensure that each submission receives a constructive and rigorous review. * Previously unpublished. All submitted papers must represent original work, not previously published or under simultaneous peer-review for any other peer-reviewed, archival conference or journal. * Length. Papers of up to 8 pages (references can extend beyond 8 pages) may be submitted. Formatting. Submissions must be formatted in AAAI two-column, camera-ready style. (See the AAAI 2018 Author Kit). Papers must be in trouble-free, high-resolution PDF format, formatted for US Letter (8.5" x 11") paper, using Type 1 or TrueType fonts. * Anonymized. All papers must be anonymized (include no information identifying the authors or their institutions) for double-blind peer-review. * Supplemental Materials. Authors are invited, but not required, to include supplemental materials such as executables and data files so that reviewers can reproduce results in the paper, images, additional videos, related papers, more detailed explanations, derivations, or results. These materials will be viewed only at the discretion of the reviewers, who are only obligated to read your paper itself. * Archival. Accepted full papers will be published in the HCOMP conference proceedings and included in the AAAI Digital Library. HCOMP is a young but quickly growing conference, with a historical acceptance rate of 25?30% for full papers. * Submission. Papers should be submitted via EasyChair. For abstract submission, abstracts can be entered directly into the EasyChair form field; it is not necessary to upload any file. Please be sure to declare any conflicts-of-interest with PC members by selecting the "Declare Conflicts" link on upper-right of your EasyChair submission page. * Review criteria. Reviewers will be instructed to evaluate paper submissions according to specific review criteria. We encourage authors to review these criteria and contact us with any questions or feedback. To ensure relevance, submissions are encouraged to include research questions and contributions of broad interest to crowdsourcing and human computation, as well as discuss relevant open problems and prior work in the field. When evaluation is conducted entirely within a specific domain, authors are encouraged to discuss how findings might generalize to other communities and application areas using crowdsourcing and human computation. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference to present the work or acceptance will be withdrawn. * Paper Awards Continuing the tradition of Past Paper Awards, HCOMP 2018 will recognize a Best Paper and two Best Paper Finalists. New in 2018 will be a Best Poster or Demo Award. Continuing the partnership between HCOMP and the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR), all HCOMP 2018 paper awardees (i.e., best paper through finalists) will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for fast-track publication in JAIR's Award-Winning Papers Track. This track seeks to recognize the best work at leading conferences and bring additional exposure to the authors' work. Upon acceptance, extended papers will be published in a regular volume of JAIR, recognized in the Award-Winning Papers Track, and linked from the HCOMP Conference website's Past Paper Awards. While JAIR broadly covers all areas of artificial intelligence, JAIR recognizes that HCOMP's interdisciplinary research extends beyond traditional boundaries of artificial intelligence. JAIR is committed to inviting relevant HCOMP PC members to review extended papers submitted to the Award-Winning Track. * Call for Workshops HCOMP workshops are a gathering place for people interested in Crowdsourcing and/or Human Computation to meet in the context of a focused and interactive discussion. They are an opportunity to move a field forward and build community. Workshops might address basic or applied research, crowdsourcing in industry, new methodologies, or emerging application areas. Each workshop should generate ideas that will give the HCOMP community a fresh way of thinking about the topic or that suggest promising directions for future work. Selected workshops will be held on July 5, the day before the main conference begins. If you would like to organize a workshop, please reach out to hcompconference at gmail.com by April 6 with a description of your proposed topic, intended audience, and a one-day or half-day schedule. We look forward to a fantastic HCOMP 2018 and invite you to join us! Website http://www.humancomputation.com/2018/ Conference Organizers https://humancomputation.com/2018/organizers.html From marialemos72 at gmail.com Sun Jan 28 14:27:49 2018 From: marialemos72 at gmail.com (Maria Lemos) Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 19:27:49 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] CISTI'2018 - Doctoral Symposium Message-ID: <11052455993921@gmail-com> * Proceedings published in IEEE Xplore and indexed by ISI, Scopus, etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doctoral Symposium of CISTI'2018 - 13th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies Caceres, Spain, 16 - 13 June 2018 http://www.cisti.eu/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The purpose of CISTI'2018?s Doctoral Symposium is to provide graduate students a setting where they can, informally, expose and discuss their work, collecting valuable expert opinions and sharing new ideas, methods and applications. The Doctoral Symposium is an excellent opportunity for PhD students to present and discuss their work in a Workshop format. Each presentation will be evaluated by a panel composed by at least three Information Systems and Technologies experts. Contributions Submission The Doctoral Symposium is opened to PhD students whose research area includes the themes proposed for this Conference. Submissions must include an extended abstract (maximum 4 pages), following the Conference style guide . All selected contributions will be handed out along with the Conference Proceedings, in CD with an ISBN. These contributions will be available in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and will be sent for indexing in ISI, Scopus, EI-Compendex, INSPEC and Google Scholar. Submissions must include the field, the PhD institution and the number of months devoted to the development of the work. Additionally, they should include in a clear and succinct manner: ? The problem approached and its significance or relevance ? The research objectives and related investigation topics ? A brief display of what is already known ? A proposed solution methodology for the problem ? Expected results Important Dates Paper submission: February 11, 2018 Notification of acceptance: March 18, 2018 Submission of accepted papers: March 30, 2018 Payment of registration, to ensure the inclusion of an accepted paper in the conference proceedings: April 1, 2018 Organizing Committee ?lvaro Rocha, Universidade de Coimbra Manuel P?rez Cota, Universidad de Vigo Scientific Committee Manuel P?rez Cota, Universidad de Vigo (Chair) Adolfo Lozano Tello, Universidad de Extremadura ?lvaro Rocha, Universidade de Coimbra Ana Am?lia Carvalho, Universidade de Coimbra Ana Maria Ramalho Correia, Nova Information Management School Antonio Garcia Loureiro, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Ant?nio Lucas Soares, Universidade do Porto, FEUP Arnaldo Martins, Universidade de Aveiro Br?ulio Alturas, Instituto Universit?rio de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) Carlos Ferr?s Sexto, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela David Fonseca, La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull Ernest Redondo, Universidad Polit?cnica de Catalunya Francisco Restivo, Universidade Cat?lica Portuguesa Gon?alo Paiva Dias, Universidade de Aveiro Gonzalo Cuevas Agustin, Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid Jo?o Paulo Costa, Universidade de Coimbra Jos? Borbinha, INESC-ID, IST, Universidade de Lisboa Jos? Valen?a, Universidade do Minho Jose Antonio Calvo-Manzano Villal?n, Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid Juan Hern?dez, Universidad de Extremadura Luis Camarinha-Matos, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Lu?s Paulo Reis, Universidade do Minho Marco Painho, Nova Information Management School M?rio Piattini, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Nelson Pacheco Rocha, Universidade de Aveiro Ramiro Gon?alves, Universidade de Tr?s-os-Montes e Alto Douro Doctoral Symposium webpage: http://cisti.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35&Itemid=119&lang=en Kind regards, CISTI'2018 Team http://www.cisti.eu/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com From sburke at ou.edu Sat Jan 27 21:22:14 2018 From: sburke at ou.edu (Burke, Susan K.) Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 02:22:14 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Univ. Oklahoma Search: Dean College of Arts & Sciences Message-ID: https://apply.interfolio.com/48228 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus: The College of Arts & Sciences Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Location: Norman, OK One of the premier comprehensive public R1 research universities in the nation, the University of Oklahoma seeks an inspiring, experienced leader for the position of Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The responsibilities of the Dean include operational and strategic oversight for all undergraduate and graduate programs in the college, which encompasses the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and professional schools and interdisciplinary programs on the Norman and Tulsa Campuses. OU is a thriving institution, proud of its public mission and eager to continue its ascent up the ranks of excellence. The next Dean will play an instrumental part in the institution?s success. The University is looking for: A collaborative, strategic leader, capable of working with Deans, Chairs, Directors, and faculty across the university to: (1) support and encourage world-class research, scholarship, and creative activities, (2) enhance the student experience, and (3) further the competitiveness of the University of Oklahoma. A renowned scholar with a record of research excellence and outstanding graduate student mentorship. An excellent teacher and mentor who demonstrates a commitment to the highest academic standards and emerging best practices, including expanding research opportunities for undergraduates. An academic with a passion for fostering the professional growth and well-being of faculty, students, and staff and an appreciation of the wide range of disciplines and programs at a comprehensive research university. A manager with the administrative skills and experience to lead and inspire a diverse and highly qualified team of faculty and staff and to execute the complex mission of the College of Arts and Sciences. A visionary who can help build the financial resources of the university by pursuing opportunities and overcoming challenges in an environment of rapid changes in the higher education landscape. The Dean reports directly to the Senior Vice President and Provost, sits on the Council of Deans, and contributes as an integral part of the leadership team of the university. QUALIFICATIONS Record of excellence in teaching, scholarly or creative activity, and service suitable for appointment as a full tenured professor within an appropriate division in the College. Record of strong, visionary leadership and sound fiscal management at the Chair- or Director-level or higher. Demonstrated effective skills of communication, planning, collaboration, and management. Demonstrated commitments to diversity and shared governance. Earned doctorate or other terminal research degree. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS The university invites letters of nomination, applications (letter of interest, complete CV, list of references), or inquiries about the position or process. Submit applications to the Chair of the Search Committee, Randall Hewes, Dean of the OU Graduate College, at http://apply.interfolio.com/48228. Nominations, including full contact and email information for the nominee, and inquiries should be directed to the Chair of the Search Committee at hewes at ou.edu. Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment is made. Applicants will be notified prior to the solicitation of letters of reference. About the University The University of Oklahoma is a Carnegie-R1 comprehensive public research university known for excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement. OU serves the educational, cultural, economic, and health-care needs of the state, region, and nation from three campuses: Norman, Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, and Tulsa Schusterman Center. OU is home to over 31,000 students and more than 3,500 faculty and 8,000 staff across all three campuses and is supported by a $2 billion budget and an endowment of $1.52 billion. In 2014, OU became the first public institution ever to rank #1 nationally in the recruitment of National Merit Scholars. The 277-acre Research Campus in Norman was named the No. 1 research campus in the nation by the Association of Research Parks in 2013. The central campus and administrative offices of the University of Oklahoma are located in Norman, a city of more than 120,000 residents. Norman is often cited in ?best places to live? rankings and is a culturally rich and vibrant community with outstanding schools, amenities, and a low cost of living. The state capital, Oklahoma City, is located 20 miles to the north. With over 1.35 million residents and a unique central plains heritage, the Oklahoma City metro is home to a diverse and lively array of arts, culture, dining, sports, and entertainment. Visit http://www.ou.edu/flipbook and http://www.ou.edu/publicaffairs/oufacts.html for more information. About the College of Arts and Sciences As OU?s first, largest, and most diverse college, the College of Arts and Sciences is the heart of the university. The College includes 24 academic departments, two accredited schools, four interdisciplinary programs, and three independent research units. The College is home to almost half of OU?s full-time faculty and provides a significant portion of the general education curriculum for undergraduate students enrolled in the other colleges of the university. It is also the center for advanced study, research, and creative activity at the university and accounts for over a quarter of the OU Norman Campus research expenditures. With this reach and impact, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences serves a pivotal role for the university. The Dean will be expected to work collaboratively with colleges across the university to deliver world-class general education for students; foster and grow exemplary research programs within the College?s academic departments, schools, and programs; guide the development of innovative curricula; hire and support an outstanding faculty; provide entrepreneurial leadership for development initiatives and for strategic and financial planning; support the institution?s commitment to excellence, innovation, engagement, integrity, and inclusiveness; and provide outstanding service to the State of Oklahoma. The University of Oklahoma, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to: admissions, employment, financial aid, housing, services in educational programs or activities, or health care services that the University operates or provides. Susan K. Burke, Ph.D. Director & Associate Professor School of Library and Information Studies University of Oklahoma From Heting.Chu at liu.edu Mon Jan 29 22:03:16 2018 From: Heting.Chu at liu.edu (Heting Chu) Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 03:03:16 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Position announcement from Palmer School, Long Island University Message-ID: <1ffcc37705284886a8d832dc768059e6@U-EXH-2.liunet.edu> Palmer, the iSchool at Long Island University, one of the nation?s largest independent universities, invites applications for full-time tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of assistant, associate or full professor. A member of the iSchool consortium, the Palmer School offers an ALA-accredited MLIS, certificate programs in school libraries, public libraries, and archives/records management, and a Ph.D. program in information studies. The Palmer School has three locations for the MLIS program, two on Long Island and one in Manhattan at Bobst Library of New York University, where it offers dual master?s degrees with dozens of graduate programs from NYU?s Graduate School of Arts and Science and the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Candidates should have an earned doctorate in Library and Information Science or a related discipline although we will consider candidates who are close to completion of the doctoral degree. Candidates with an MLIS or equivalent degree and with multiple strengths in one or more areas listed below will be most competitive.?Sample teaching areas include: ? Artificial intelligence, machine learning, ? ? Data science ? Database design ? Digitization ? Information analytics and visualization ? Information management and systems ? Knowledge organization ? Public libraries ? References ? Youth services, literature and media Principal responsibilities: ? Teaching three master?s courses or one doctoral and one master?s courses per semester, including at least one core course ? Teaching master?s courses onsite and online ? Teaching and advising in the Ph.D. program ? Conducting original research ? Mastering discipline-related technology The search committee will screen all candidates; application review will begin and continue until the positions are filled. The starting date for these positions is September 1, 2018. Based on the former Gold Coast estate of Merriweather Post, LIU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to extending equal opportunity in employment to all qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community. LIU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. Salary is based on a Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please submit a cover letter, CV, and information about references online at?https://jobs.liu.edu/#/job_details/599. From bmeyersford at nfais.org Wed Jan 31 05:35:11 2018 From: bmeyersford at nfais.org (Barbara Meyers Ford) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:35:11 +0000 Subject: [Asis-l] Ask a question now, come to the Humanities Roundtable later for the answer. Message-ID: Hello, everyone, NFAIS has a virtual half-day workshop on journal subscription models, to be held on February 21 from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST. The workshop presenters plan to explore issues related to journal subscription practices in order to initiate conversations that may develop viable alternatives to the ?Big Deal?. As part of the workshop, a wish list of items librarians would like to see addressed with publishers will be presented. You are invited to add to the wish list at: https://goo.gl/forms/vyFvBmDuHa1KWG1a2 Please respond by close of business on Monday, February 5 for your voice to be heard! Looking forward to hearing from you before and at the workshop. Thank you! Additional questions? Contact Nancy Blair-DeLeon director, program development, NFAIS, nblairdeleon at nfais.org Barbara Meyers Ford l Director, Marketing & Communications, NFAIS l bmeyersford at nfais.org From belkin at rutgers.edu Wed Jan 31 09:37:15 2018 From: belkin at rutgers.edu (Nicholas J Belkin) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:37:15 -0500 Subject: [Asis-l] Workshop on Evaluation of Personalisation in Information Retrieval: Call for Participation Message-ID: *WEPIR 2018: Workshop on Evaluation of Personalisation in Information Retrieval* *Call for Participation* Held in Conjunction with the *ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, CHIIR 2018*, March 11-15, 2018 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. (Workshop date 15 March). The purpose of the WEPIR 2018 workshop is to bring together researchers from different backgrounds, interested in advancing the evaluation of personalisation in information retrieval. The workshop focus is on the development of a common understanding of the challenges, requirements and practical limitations of meaningful evaluation of personalisation in information retrieval. The planned outcome of the workshop is the proposal of methodologies to support evaluation of personalised information retrieval from both the perspectives of the user experience in interactive search settings, and of user models for personalised information retrieval and their algorithmic incorporation in the search process. Since the focus of the workshop is primarily on exchange of ideas and development of new research activities, short paper contributions are sought in the form of 2 to 4 page papers in the standard ACM conference format. Contributions can be in the form of either reports on current research efforts in evaluation of personalization, or position papers on the issues at hand. *Participation*: Participation in WEPIR is open to all those interested in personalization of IR and its evaluation. Participants may choose to submit papers for presentation at the Workshop. Please register for the workshop at the CHIIR website: http://sigir.org/chiir2018/ *Workshop format:* * Invited talks: focusing on user-centered interactive issues, and on evaluation of the algorithmic component of search. * Papers will be presented as short oral and poster format. The number of oral presentations will be limited to allow for the maximum of time for interactive activities, with other papers being presented as posters. * Working groups focusing on relevant topics for the evaluation of personalised information retrieval, including experimental protocols, test collection development, evaluation metrics. * Consolidation session: integration of the activities of the working groups, and proposal of agreed framework or frameworks for the evaluation of personalised information retrieval *Paper Submissions* The workshop is accepting short papers from 2 to 4 pages (including references) describing approaches or ideas/challenges on the topics of the workshop. These can be in the form of reports on current research, or position papers. Submissions should be in ACM Standard SIGCONF format. LaTeX and Word templates are available at (http://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template). Papers should be submitted in pdf format through the EasyChair system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wepir2018) no later than midnight Sunday 11th of February, 2018 (AoE). Submissions will be reviewed by members of the workshop program committee. Accepted papers will be included in the extended CHIIR 2018 Proceedings and will be available via the ACM Digital Library. In addition, the WEPIR workshop proceedings will be indexed with CEUR. Authors of select papers may be invited to contribute to a journal publication which describes the outcomes of the workshop. *Topics for contributions *include but are not limited to: * Task design for evaluation of personalised information retrieval. * Test collections for personalised information retrieval. * Evaluation metrics for peronsalised information retrieval. * Protocols for evaluation of interactive personalised information retrieval. * User modeling for personalised information retrieval. * Search algorithms for personalised information retrieval *Important Dates* (Anywhere on Earth Time Zone): * Midnight Sunday 11th of February : Deadline for paper submission * Midnight Thursday 22nd of February: Notification to authors * Midnight Thursday 1st of March: Camera-ready paper due * Thursday, 15 March, 0900-1700 EDT: WEPIR at CHIIR Further information is available by emailing the workshop organizers at wepir at adaptcentre.ie. Workshop Organizers Gareth J. F. Jones, ADAPT Centre, Dublin City University, Ireland Nicholas J. Belkin, Rutgers University, USA S?amus Lawless, ADAPT Centre, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Gabriella Pasi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy -- Nicholas J. Belkin Distinguished Professor of Information Science Department of Library & Information Science School of Communication & Information Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071 USA belkin at rutgers.edu +1 848-932-7608 http://wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/belkin/